"You've got it bass-ackwards. Oprah Winfrey can run six miles on the track."
So Oprah can run 6 miles and sprinters can't...good point.
"You've got it bass-ackwards. Oprah Winfrey can run six miles on the track."
So Oprah can run 6 miles and sprinters can't...good point.
Okay, I ran at a highly competitive DII program, our sprinters were top notch, and I felt distance guys worked noticeably harder. I don't know the specifics of of sprinters day, but here would be a typical day for a good distance guy. Start off with a morning run 5-6 miles. In the afternoon a distance run or workout, 8-10 miles. After this we would do plyometrics for about 20 minutes, followed by weights, then an ice bath. So in all, this would add up to about 3 hours a day, give or take, most of which is pretty intense. During the sprinters workouts they would always be jacking around and laughing never seeming too tired, while the distance guys would barely be able to talk, much less joke around.
good argument wrote:
"What are the distance runners who don't run xc doing over the summer? probably about the same thing that the sprinters are doing."
From what I know, most collegiate distance runners have to run cross country.
Most do. That's why they are doing base work in the summer. Those who don't most likely aren't putting in 100 mile weeks over the summer.
Sprinters workout at my school: 10 200s with 2-3 min. of standing still.
Distance workout: 15+ 200s with 400 meters of "rest" (still running)
justintheruner wrote:
During the sprinters workouts they would always be jacking around and laughing never seeming too tired, while the distance guys would barely be able to talk, much less joke around.
Those are some lazy sprinters. I was around some sprinters (that were huge bags of douche) and they weren't screwing around.
dude speed is relative...like i said ive (and most distance runners probably have too) done workouts the sprinters do at the same relative effort and it does hurt...
still doesnt compare though and most people whove done both im pretty sure will agree
statements saying an easy 10 miler to a well trained distance runner induces more pain than a hard sprinter workout are wrong though ill give you that
ok... wrote:
Sprinters workout at my school: 10 200s with 2-3 min. of standing still.
Distance workout: 15+ 200s with 400 meters of "rest" (still running)
If that's all they did then that's pathetic. What about starts? What about lifting?
ok... wrote:
"You've got it bass-ackwards. Oprah Winfrey can run six miles on the track."
So Oprah can run 6 miles and sprinters can't...good point.
You're still mixed up. Sprinters can and do run 6 miles.
Well, our sprinters were pretty top notch as far as DII is concerned, had some 46.xx 400 guys, 21.xx 200 guys, and some other top national caliber sprinters as well.
Ever heard of the fast-twitch vs slow-twitch?! Distance runners aren't just people who "lack talent" so they try to build up something everyone could supposedly do but don't want to. Distance runners do have talent, alright--just a different kind. We have slow-twitch fibers, and although we can't win a 100m to save our lives, our muscles keep on firing and keep us going strong through the finish of a 10K. I've known some people who've done cross-country, done just okay, sometimes not even that well, even though they trained like the rest of the distance runners, but then kill everyone in the 100m and 200m come track.