McGorty, 6.4/165, biggest, heaviest distance elite runner at 5000/10,000?

Tl;dr why tall, lean McGorty gets all the ladiesssssss!

Tl;dr you fat

Why a wedding specifically? Is he a different size depending on the social circumstance?

I saw Solinsky in person about a decade ago. I was surprised on how lean and how much smaller he was in person. It made me realize that Solinsky would have fit in with a group of 800m guys, but up against 130lb 10k runners he’s just going to be bigger.

Klecker would beat him at arm wrestling and looks heavier.

He likely wouldn’t be wearing shorts and a singlet. I am surprised you couldn’t grasp that the wedding reference per se was not dispositive in this verdict. Odd that you have to be walked through this.

Haven't seen him in person, but Klecker looks to me like Tom Sellecks head on Solinski's body (I have met Chris and he is my size, 6', 155.

Its always been interesting that there seems to be a cut off at about 165 lbs where a guy can still be elite at the 5 and 10. They are rare but they do and have existed. But you just don't see 170 lbs+ guys who can compete with the best.

I guess at some point hauling that much freight around for that long takes a toll no matter how big your engine is.

Stewart McSweyn, 6'2" 154 lbs, a slightly smaller monster.

McGorty was interviewed after the 10k and it was evident that he possesses quite strong definition in the biceps, possibly attributable to gym work, or genetics, with the former being what I would guess. Klecker is also a big guy, but has thinner arms with less definition. McGorty would not look out of place in a World Class Triathlon short or long, but guys like Mo Ahmed would look completely out of place in a Pro Triathlon (Mo has stick like arm development).

McGorty has the advantage of transporting his physique to other sports like basketball, soccer, swimming, ultimate frisbee, etc, and not looking out of place. Sure, he would be considered thinner than average, but not dramatically so.

A guy like Frank Dance, ideally built for distance running, would be considered tiny in social circles, with certain ramifications. Reality check. A monster like McGorty, once his career is over, could easily top 200 - 220 pounds in weight, unless super disciplined with diet and lifestyle.

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad - the French world class superstar steeple guy is listed on Wiki at 6.3/170. Pretty huge. He ran 10,000 last year in 28:30.

We are very sad he retired, but unlike Bob Tahri, an expert Football/Soccer pundit on French sports channel, L'Equipe, Mekhissi is less sophisticated and does not possess the requisite skills to work in media.

Not sure what he will do in the future.

I've calculated his height weight at 6.2/165 (187cm/75kg) and it gives McGorty a BMI of 21.4, compared with guys like Kejelcha 6.2/130 and others who are usually in the 17:0-19:0 BMI range.

Normal is 18.5-23.0.

If McGorty were training under a Japanese Corporate team, he would be considered overweight and ordered to get down to 140 or less. Coaches weigh their athletes daily in Japan.

McGorty does have the ideal build for an elite swimmer (broad shoulders, long arms, long torso, big feet and legs that are not too long). Sports Illustrated did a body issue (I think Ryan Hall was in it too) that broke down why Michael Phelps was such a great swimmer and a great deal of it had to do with his perfect/optimal proportions.

Side note: They also did a body profile on NFL kicker Sebastian Janikowski. He had tremendously strong quads that were also very fast, but he had small calves (less weight) and undersized feet that allowed to him to kick a ball with more precision. His ability to hit the ball far had nothing to do with being 260 lbs (note that Justin Tucker has a similar leg power but weighs just 180 lbs)

I know that swimming, much like running, has to do with efficiency and form. McGorty may not even know how to swim, but he's certainly built to do it. His also looks like an elite triathlete.

You guys are crazy. Miruts Yifter and Herb Lindsay were both 5'3", 160. Greg Meyer weighed 170 when he won Boston. Do the training, the body will take care of itself.

Allen

I guess we are crazy but you are joking…

Yifter was closer to 120 probably. Lindsay was much taller than 5’3 (at least 5’9) but he might have weighed 160, maybe or less. Meyer was not close to 170 when he won Boston. But I guess you are joking.