Those are very solid times. There are a bunch of guys in my running club who are borderline clydesdales ( maybe 6 ft and 200ish pounds) and they typically run 50 plus mpw somewhere in the 18:xx to 22:xx range. I have rarely seen a clydesdale finish a 5k in under 18 minutes, and I seek out large races with clydesdale and filly categories. Granted, a clydesdale who was 200 lbs and 6 '6 might be able to break 18 minutes.
Well done.
Corpulent Cruiser wrote:
One weekend in early fall of 2009, I was in attendance at a local race that always brings in good numbers. The race featured some local "stars" as well as a horde of your typical fun-run crowd. My old bloodhound sat laxly at my feet as I stood near the line. I wasn't there to race, but rather, I was scanning the finish line for notable fat runners - fellow corpulent cruisers like myself.
The winner predictably passed in the high 14s, and those poor emaciated-looking souls followed within a minute or so of his time. Obviously, these are the least remarkable people to watch. I said a silent prayer for these sorry fools and looked on.
Starting in the low 16s, I observed a noticeable surge of "huskier" runners finish. Now, you couldn't properly classify them as "fat," but some of them truly pushed the "fat" end of the "skinny-fat" spectrum. I made several double takes Still, not good enough.
I checked my watch at about 17:29 and was ready to leave the course, unsatisfied as I have been in the past so many times. It seemed that, yet again, there would be no truly fat person to run below eighteen minutes (the universally accepted benchmark to be impressed by a fat man's 5K performance). As I began to walk away, stopwatch and scale in hand, my old bloodhound began barking frantically. I turned around, and that's when I saw him.
A puffy oval figure was in view, charging towards us. I adjusted my bifocals to get a clearer image. It was a slovenly looking fellow, sporting a baggy pair of red Walmart-bought basketball shorts and a completely soaked Judas Priest t-shirt of the highest quality of cotton I had ever seen. He puffed his cheeks with an exaggerated exhale in sync with the impact of each heel-striking over-stride, gasping for his breath mid-stride. His fists were clenched tightly; his arms made perfect 90-degree angles to his torso with every stride. But most importantly, my spot estimate of his size came out to about five foot eleven in height with a waist circumference of approximately 44 inches. An absolutely gorgeous specimen. Indeed, this man... was "fat."
I looked down at my stopwatch again - 17:41. I flicked my gaze back up to the runner and gave a full-diaphragm bellow: "RUUUUUUUUUUN!!!" The lumbering fellow's eyes glanced over at me with a smidgeon of fear, but he kept his head focused on the line and maintained his steadfast concentration. He increased his striding/puffing tempo and charged harder. "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! FINIIIIIIIIIIISH!!!" I cried in hysteria. As his foot touched down onto the timing pad, he snapped his head down with a mighty crack of his double chin meeting his chest. I hit the button of the stopwatch and looked down at the LCD screen. My jaw dropped - 17:58.95.
My gaping mouth quickly transformed into an open-mouth grin and I quickly waddled over to the side of the wheezing behemoth, bent over with his hands on his knees. "My friend!" I exclaimed. "I must weigh you!"
He turned his head up, still bent over. "What?"
"I must weigh you!" I repeated.
"Uh..."
Before he had a chance to respond, I laid my scale on the ground and guided him on, balancing him carefully so as not to tarnish the measurement. The scale thought for a few moments before revealing its answer - 218.7.
"YES!" I let out. "YES! Congratulations, my good man! You, sir, are fat!"
"Uh... do I win something?" he asked, as he slumped off my scale.
I was already recording his time and weight in my notebook.
"You are the fattest sub-18 runner I have ever witnessed!" I replied, beaming.
"Huh... cool... I guess," he lulled on.
I put away my notebook, picked my scale, and shook the man's hand. "Congratulations again, sir!"
I turned to my tired old dog. "Come on, Webb. Let's go home." He opened his mouth to let his tongue flop out and gave a slow but happy pant. The two of us strolled away, proud of a good day's work.
Whatever happened to citing sources? I don't get no respect. (Dangerfield)
Wow, that is a wonderful moment in sports history. You should have got a photo. In seriousness that guy was fast!
I'm 212lbs 5k 19:04, 10k 41:12, half 1:31:33, marathon 3:28:13.
I don't know about distance records, but the height and weight adjusted world record for the 400m is 53.79. 6'0, 200 lbs, and plus he looked hot while doing it.
A barometer for success among men: run a marathon in minutes the number you weigh in pounds. Examples:
120 pounds = 120 minutes = 2:00
150 pounds = 150 minutes = 2:30
180 pounds = 180 minutes = 3:00
200 pounds = 200 minutes = 3:20
Not a lot of people have done this. I know personally only three guys -- all weighing over 180 and running sub-3.
For the record, Kimetto's listed weight is 121 pounds. His target is a 2:02...so he is 57 seconds off.
Danno wrote:
Lose weight or take up another sport.
I'm here to admit that I, too, am a Clydesdale - at 6'3", just over 200 lbs and about 8% body fat. Back in high school, the football coaches couldn't believe that I wanted to run XC instead of hit the gridiron. But, I just loved to run.
As a masters runner in the 45+ age range, my recent PR's are:
5K - 18'05"
10k - 37'09"
Half - 1:22'50"
Full - 3:13'20" - with a full on bonk at mile 21, gonna try for sub 3 in the spring.
I'm the guy that lines up in the front of the race, stands about a head above everyone, and scoffs at you skinny dudes, with your little girly arms. I rarely see anyone near my height or weight on the course and usually get looks of disbelief that a guy my size can cruise in with these times. There are probably other big guys who run faster than this, but I've never met them.
I've done it! Close though.
I'm 6'9" and generally around 215#. The fastest 5k I have run at this weight is 17:12. A couple years ago when I was about 195# I was able to run about 16:55 off of pretty minimal training - I'm definitely not a beefy guy by any stretch of the imagination but I can definitely feel the extra weight when I'm out running.
I was wondering if I might be close enough that I might be able to shoot for some Clydesdale records, but from what I'm reading on this thread that doesn't sound like a possibility.
no one should ever be over 200 pounds unless you're about 7 feet tall, really.
transmission wrote:
A barometer for success among men: run a marathon in minutes the number you weigh in pounds. Examples:
120 pounds = 120 minutes = 2:00
150 pounds = 150 minutes = 2:30
180 pounds = 180 minutes = 3:00
200 pounds = 200 minutes = 3:20
Not a lot of people have done this. I know personally only three guys -- all weighing over 180 and running sub-3.
For the record, Kimetto's listed weight is 121 pounds. His target is a 2:02...so he is 57 seconds off.
This is very interesting, last year I ran a 3:08 @ 195 lbs.
Tell that to ussain bolt.
transmission wrote:
A barometer for success among men: run a marathon in minutes the number you weigh in pounds. Examples:
120 pounds = 120 minutes = 2:00
150 pounds = 150 minutes = 2:30
180 pounds = 180 minutes = 3:00
200 pounds = 200 minutes = 3:20
Not a lot of people have done this. I know personally only three guys -- all weighing over 180 and running sub-3.
For the record, Kimetto's listed weight is 121 pounds. His target is a 2:02...so he is 57 seconds off.
I could probably do it, and probably have the highest % of fat. 5'11, 225 pounds and it's fat not muscle. That would be a 3:45 marathon. I "ran" one in spring in 3:50...however, it was only due to severe chaffing between the legs causing me to walk most of the last 4 miles. I was still sub 8/mi pace at 30k, and from 30k to about 36k I was running around 8:10/mi. With no chaffing, I think I would have run 3:35.
I wrote a few of my thoughts on this into an article - I don't think I'm breaking the rules by posting this as it's on topic and relevant:
http://takeitinyourstride.co.uk/in-support-of-weight-divisions-for-running/
I really like the idea of the minutes per pound marathon. I may write something on that too. It's hard to motivate yourself when you're a bigger runner so I love stuff like this.
Stew681 wrote:
The look of disgust on some of the light weight runners faces that I beat were priceless...
More likely imagined rather than priceless
Me: 5ft 9in's, 208lbs, 22% body fat, 46yrs old, and a 1:41 half (second ever last week) goal 1:30. Will update when I meet/break goal. I don't get looks of disgust, but many of surprise. LOL
Some of you guys at 6'3"+ and only 200lbs seems pretty darn skinny to me. :-p
transmission wrote:
A barometer for success among men: run a marathon in minutes the number you weigh in pounds. Examples:
120 pounds = 120 minutes = 2:00
150 pounds = 150 minutes = 2:30
180 pounds = 180 minutes = 3:00
200 pounds = 200 minutes = 3:20
Not a lot of people have done this. I know personally only three guys -- all weighing over 180 and running sub-3.
For the record, Kimetto's listed weight is 121 pounds. His target is a 2:02...so he is 57 seconds off.
I ran 2:50 @ 185 lbs (that's 15 under). I am 6'5".
transmission wrote:
A barometer for success among men: run a marathon in minutes the number you weigh in pounds. Examples:
120 pounds = 120 minutes = 2:00
150 pounds = 150 minutes = 2:30
180 pounds = 180 minutes = 3:00
200 pounds = 200 minutes = 3:20
Not a lot of people have done this. I know personally only three guys -- all weighing over 180 and running sub-3.
For the record, Kimetto's listed weight is 121 pounds. His target is a 2:02...so he is 57 seconds off.
2009 - 173 lbs - 2:52:29
2014 - 152 lbs - 2:28:15
Hoping to repeat this feat in January with a 140-145 weigh in.
but but but wrote:
I've always thought Clydesdale stuff should be based on height, not weight. It's your choice to be fat, but if you're 6'8 you have certain inherent limitations to your running.
They should use the same standards as the NBA's Under 5'11" League and the Bantam Weight Division of the NFL to keep things uniform.
As well as the "that'll show em posting 6 months after the fact" league.