I thought Koko looked freakishly skinny at times.
I thought Koko looked freakishly skinny at times.
male eating disorder? wrote:
I know it's not PC to talk about weight, but a) it obviously it matters in running while b) eating disorders are real and a serious problem.
Take a look at this:
Honestly when I saw that, I was like - "that's not healthy." Have you ever seen a man with such small arms?
Kudos to the banner holders for good timing of banner release to allow him to cross the line. It could have been a tragic mishap.
The historical gold standard for European ectomorph Olympians:
xy. wrote:
The historical gold standard for European ectomorph Olympians:
Harald "the running skeleton" Norpoth. Trained by Van Aaken who emphasized getting weight down to 10% to 20% below "the norm" whatever "the norm" was.
JussSayin wrote:
Like others have said, that’s just how he’s built. If he actually had an eating disorder or was malnourished, he probably wouldn’t have even made it to the start line at all; if you have an eating disorder, I can’t imagine you can handle marathon training in most capacities, let alone being able to run 2:06.
This is sort of mis understanding. weighing less will make you faster being under optimal weight can work for a short amount of time.. like for a 21 year old. it cannot however work for a long time with consistent training. either he needs to gain weight or enjoy a short career. Nico Young was the same way.. he seems to have gained muscle at least recently.
Shoes? wrote:
Anyone know what shoes he wears as wearing? He’s wearing an adidas singlet but they don’t look like adidas shoes, but it’s hard to tell.
The article said Takumi Sen.
greg kirby wrote:
Something about Asian men excelling at anything makes a certain demographic very insecure. Why is your first inclination to take him down a notch by ridiculing his weight?
No way man, those pointing out his weight have a valid point. It’ll be interesting to watch how his running career pans out.
Ever heard of Yomif Kejelcha, in terms of skinniness? Wikipedia says this:
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Han Solo wrote:
People tend to equate skinny = eating disorder, but some people are just built differently.
Do you really think someone that is truly malnourished would run a 2:06 marathon?
Here is a perfect example of a guy who looks like he’s dying but doesn’t have an eating disorder. He’s never been able to gain weight
According to the JRN article, dude ran 1200km in August last year, which equals to 300km/week or 186 miles/week. Pretty wild for a then 20 year old, but I guess not that uncommon in japan. Might explain though why their runners tend to be injured all the time and therefore often can't improve on such performances (for instance, a much more hyped runner after this year's hakone ekiden originally was supposed to debuted (Aoi Ota), but ended up pulling out with a injury)
https :/ /japanrunningnews. blogspot. com /2024/02/ coach-maeda-calls-osaka-winner.html
But he’s not trying to weight less article says he eats a lot. I also had friend like him at hs he was so skinny but he would eat pizza and steak before bed and still lose weight. He’s dream was to be gain weight
44/2.8 -> ~ 15
The arms only need to be big enough to proved balance. Optimized for running.
high mileage student wrote:
According to the JRN article, dude ran 1200km in August last year, which equals to 300km/week or 186 miles/week. Pretty wild for a then 20 year old, but I guess not that uncommon in japan. Might explain though why their runners tend to be injured all the time and therefore often can't improve on such performances (for instance, a much more hyped runner after this year's hakone ekiden originally was supposed to debuted (Aoi Ota), but ended up pulling out with a injury)
https :/ /japanrunningnews. blogspot. com /2024/02/ coach-maeda-calls-osaka-winner.html
Hirabayashi himself was supposed to debut at last year's Osaka marathon, but pulled out due to injury.
With how the Japanese train, let's hope they don't hammer this guy into a crumple before he can reach his peak.
Ghost1 wrote:
Pressure points to promote/increase blood flow. Japanese often do this.
do they work?
Given a good vo2 max bmi remains the most important parameter for endurance running. To run we need power but the resulting speed depends on our mass. With the same power, the lighter runner will go faster. Why can't you run a marathon faster with an increase in power and therefore weight? Because the two things are not directly proportional. For endurance running, the improvement you get by being lighter and therefore weighing less is much greater than that you get by having more muscle, more power and being heavier. Obviously the race economy factor becomes fundamental. A small, strong muscle fiber is made to run fast for a long time. Unlike larger fast white muscle fibers which are better suited for sprinting
No, I have never "scene" anyone this skinny.
Guy who knows how to spell simple words wrote:
No, I have never "scene" anyone this skinny.
Running is quite a scene.
