There was a thread almost 20 years ago by the430miler where he developed hematuria from wearing "overly aggressive" track spikes. Despite page after page of people telling him that this was impossible, he insisted that the spikes were the problem. He ultimately switched to less aggressive track spikes and his hematuria went away. All's well that ends well!
If this thread still exists on the internet, it is a guaranteed 15 minutes of laughing your ass off.
Katelyn Tuohy ranks 33rd All-time in the World Athletics Mile ranking. Tuohy is the only runner born in 2000s that went sub 4:25 in the Mile in the world, ever. Tuohy is the only runner born in 2000s that is inside the Top 50...
That thread titled "ultimate frisbee" about the kid whose team played ultimate with a discus made me think... what are the funniest Letsrun threads. Can we get a top ten together?
The thread about a sorcerer or wizard who put everyone on planet earth but with no clothes no food no weapons. We had to calculate pi to the millionth digit and then we would lift the spell.
Any thread where a 12-year-old track expert declares an elite athlete's career is over because he only managed to run a 13:05 5K in his first meet of the season.
always a favorite. Dud dug in his heels on his 30-banana-per-day diet and did not budge. Perfectly captures the spirit of distance running and shooting the s...t with a friendly eccentric on a long run too.
Recently switched to eating the raw food diet. Feeling great, increased energy, and all that. Drawback is most of the recipes I've tried don't seem to have a lot of protein and/or carbs, especially for a runner. Question:...
Maybe if your boy wasn't so easy to lampoon, there wouldn't be so many threads about him. He may be a nice guy with good intentions, but if he keeps acting a fool, spouting pseudo-science full of incorrect information while acting like an expert, pocketing virtual race money that he said would go to charity, and modeling obsessive and injury inducing behaviors, then he's going to be ridiculed.
C'mon, now! Cutting up fried eggs with scissors plus blaming airline seats and chefs that season their food is comedy gold!