You sound like a shill for POSE and Chi. The backlash against those is that they promised something for nothing based on spurious physics.
I doubt the letsrun crowd is against the idea that excessive heel striking, or incredibly weak hip flexors will slow you down.
We just aren't taken by snake oil.
Picayune wrote:
It's a pretty severe stretch to say any of that is an insult to Haile's career.
To work so hard to become the best. To pour your heart and soul into the sport. To dedicate your life to training...doing all the extra things like form drills, weight room, core strength...
To outwork all of the competitors...
and then have someone saying you did not have to work on your stride...you were just born that way...
Sure, he was born with great genetics but to say he did not have to work at it???
Does Amby Burfoot really think Haile did not have to work on his stride?
You've got to be kidding me.
hooba dooba wrote:
You sound like a shill for POSE and Chi. The backlash against those is that they promised something for nothing based on spurious physics.
I doubt the letsrun crowd is against the idea that excessive heel striking, or incredibly weak hip flexors will slow you down.
We just aren't taken by snake oil.
Please re-visit some previous letsrun threads where you will find:
People claiming heel striking is how the body evolved to run
People claiming that however someone runs currently must by default be their most efficient way to run
People claiming form does not matter
People claiming elite athletes do not work on their form
People claiming it is not possible to change running mechanics
As I mentioned before, it is one thing to discuss the pros and cons of various techniques. It is just shocking to me that there are still people who believe "form does not matter"
My point about Pose and Chi is that they brought the importance of form to the masses, which is something runner's world failed to do. In many issues they stated many of the same claims from above.
There are countless letsrun threads that go something like this:
OP: I've been having (an issue) and want to work on my form, how should I go about this?
Typical LetsRun reply: Dude, form doesn't matter. Your body will figure it out if you run enough miles. Do you really think Geb thinks about form, NO he just runs.
Typical follow up reply: Case and point: Emil Zatopek...dudes form was terrible and he's like the best runner ever!
BUMP!!!
source on the 8:37? if he did run that, compare to hs, where he ran 8:45 2M solo around the time of his sub 4 indoor race at the armory. 8x800 in 2:13: compare to Seb Coe's 2:00 down to 1:52 or something like that. 3:37's not a bad guess for Webb's first race. Maybe he runs a couple seconds faster, where Salazar lowballs the number to give him some confidence after his first race.
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The 8:37 3200 time trial rumor came from personal inside of camp Al Sal. It's not like talent dissapears, he just needed a little help to recultivate it.
Training updates would have come out sooner, but until recently Salazar had been keeping a pretty tight lid of things. I expect we will hear alot more now that firm racing dates have been set, and Webb is starting to round into form.
It is soo exciting to have a healthy, fit Webb back to really shake up the US squad standings.
8:37 doesn't surprise me in the least, having seen Webb run closely for 10 years.
I would be less concerned about whether he runs 3:37 and more concerned as to whether he is enjoying the competition and avoiding muscling and straining his way to a 1500 - which is what he has been doing the last two years.
Didnt you read the article? He lost 8-9 lbs of upper body mass and is now very lean. He cant muscle his way through a 1500 anymore.
It will be interesting to see what Webb can do in the longer events now that he has lost the weight.
Predictions for the Fall races?
If you would have ACTUALLY read the article, you would have seen that it said that he weighs the same as he did back in '07.
Bump!!
9 days until the AR holder opens his season and begins his come back.
With Galen gearing up for his fast 5k tomorrow, I imagine they have done some quality workouts together. I feel bad for Galen; here he is in atleast 3:57, 13:10 shape and I bet he gets burned by Webb when they drop down and run quick 200s and 400s. Who do you think is in better mile shape right now, Galen or Alan?
Throw in Ritz, now that he is healthy...man what a training group!