Zuzu's petals wrote:
Oh, brother. Which John would have won in a gymnastics competition? John Belushi or John Candy? That's right; it's a silly question.
Picturing it is pretty funny, though.
Belushi would win hands down. He could move for being a fat guy. I mean, check out his moves in Blues Brothers, the dude was doing double back flips in the church scene. What did Candy do? He coached some Jamacians how to bobsled. Belushi all the way.
I think Iverson might be able to challenge Webb in a 200m - in fact, beat him perhaps. I think Webb would win the 400m, though. Not necessarily because he is naturally faster at the distance, but because I think Iverson is too damn lazy to ever run a smokin' 400m.
kaitainen wrote:
how do you figure that a 1:46 800 runner needs to have 11.0 100 meter speed?
gabe jennings has run 1:46 point. i highly doubt that he could have run 11.0, especially not from a standing start.
Well, how fast do you figure one has to be in the 400m in order to run 1:46? I'm guessing about 48. Now how fast do you have to be over 100m in order to run a 48? Probably no slower than 11.4. So I give Webb 11.2-11.4
iflyboats wrote:
kaitainen wrote:how do you figure that a 1:46 800 runner needs to have 11.0 100 meter speed?
gabe jennings has run 1:46 point. i highly doubt that he could have run 11.0, especially not from a standing start.
Well, how fast do you figure one has to be in the 400m in order to run 1:46? I'm guessing about 48. Now how fast do you have to be over 100m in order to run a 48? Probably no slower than 11.4. So I give Webb 11.2-11.4
you are confusing top speed, on the one hand, with time in a 100 meter dash, on the other. they are very different things. at my best, i could probably have run sub 10.5 over the course of 100 meters. but i probably couldn't have run faster than 11.3 or 11.5 for a 100 meter dash.
the original question had to do with a 200 meter run. i assume that meant from a standing start. i personally think that the quickness of a guy like Iverson would be enough of an advantage in a 200 meter race to beat a guy like webb.
alen weeth couldnt beat a frikin hamster with a 50 meter head start.
Webb would smoke Iverson. There's a reason you punish basketball players or football players by making them run laps, running is f***ing hard.
Running ten milers is nothing for a well-trained distance runner, but no one else could do it. Everyone else goes on and on if the coach makes them run...ten minutes.
Lasse Viren wrote:
There's a reason you punish basketball players or football players by making them run laps, running is f***ing hard.
Running ten milers is nothing for a well-trained distance runner....
How illogical is this, even for an illogical thread? If my mom punishes me by making me do the dishes, it's likely I'll be pretty good at doing the dishes. And Iverson has more talent for running than I do for dishes. Second, it's not about ten miles, and there are plenty of guys who can run ten but not break 30 seconds in the 200. I know Webb's not one of these, but your point is pointless.
alan weeth mutha f***a! i hear that kid (who is a soph at c-bia in harlem) ran a 18.1 in practice wearing rain boots. no joke.