He never stated what distance.
Her 1 mile PR is 4:46, indoor 4:42. There are plenty of regular joes that can run faster. As Frank Shorter said everyone was a 4:30 miler in high school.
He never stated what distance.
Her 1 mile PR is 4:46, indoor 4:42. There are plenty of regular joes that can run faster. As Frank Shorter said everyone was a 4:30 miler in high school.
gibberish, still wrote:
Drew Peacock wrote:
The point is that barely active guys could beat her in a sprint and challenging some to a race typically means a sprint, not a marathon, like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjKzKgGazWICsare to explain why you think "barely active" guys could beat her in a sprint?
your average gym rat wouldn't even break 25 seconds in a 100m sprint, let alone 14. Molly's marathon pace works out to 21 seconds per 100m.
Not only woulds she destroy all these bros, she could do it at the end of a marathon and still leave them puking.
It depends what we mean by average man. If life expectancy is about early 80s, then the average man is aged around 50. I don't think the average 50 year old could outsprint Molly. But I'm considering the average man in her dating range (probably 20s-30s). She is speaking to this person on bumble, which means she already liked them, so this is probably someone who appears averagely fit (i.e. not obese).
A man in his 20s or 30s who isn't overweight isn't going to be running a 100m in 25 seconds. That's ridiculous.
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lrc historian wrote:
Drew Peacock wrote:
Non-sequitur! This has nothing to do with our social skills.
And that some active guy could beat her in a sprint has nothing to do with her making fun of the message. If you think it is significant, that's what brings your social skills into play.
Significant to what?
Every single aspect of this is insignificant as far as I can see.
not so fast my fried wrote:
He never stated what distance.
Her 1 mile PR is 4:46, indoor 4:42. There are plenty of regular joes that can run faster. As Frank Shorter said everyone was a 4:30 miler in high school.
She's run 8:57 for 3000m, so her mile potential is definitely better than that.
At middle distance she's still competitive, but I doubt she would be at sprints.
dhe7ehdheudh wrote:
Why do we think the guy couldn't beat her in a race? He may not be able to beat her in a marathon but he never claimed he could beat her in a marathon.
I would bet my house I could beat her in any distance up to 800 m. That would satisfy his question of being able to beat her in a race, any race of any distance.
He didn't even specify a running race!
Wheelchair, rowing, swimming, cycling, skating, skiing, there's load of possibilities.
not so fast my fried wrote:
He never stated what distance.
Her 1 mile PR is 4:46, indoor 4:42. There are plenty of regular joes that can run faster. As Frank Shorter said everyone was a 4:30 miler in high school.
You're delusional if you think the "regular joe" swiping on bumble can run faster than a 6:42 mile let alone a 4:42 mile.
Anyone else find it ironic that this thread is 'SUPER HOT ON LETSRUN' ?!
P.S. - Molly: Get over yourself. God forbid a dude try to make a joke about racing you on bumble.
All these little boys whining because they see themselves in the anon bumble match need to learn something from this instead…
Women don’t like being talked down to. Ever. If you are joking, remember she doesn’t know you get and might assume you’re one of the many jerks she met that is talking down to her. Try to avoid doing that. No there aren’t some lighthearted women out there who would find this joke funny. We’d all roll their eyes and think you’re an idiot.
Drew Peacock wrote:
gibberish, still wrote:
Csare to explain why you think "barely active" guys could beat her in a sprint?
your average gym rat wouldn't even break 25 seconds in a 100m sprint, let alone 14. Molly's marathon pace works out to 21 seconds per 100m.
Not only woulds she destroy all these bros, she could do it at the end of a marathon and still leave them puking.
It depends what we mean by average man. If life expectancy is about early 80s, then the average man is aged around 50. I don't think the average 50 year old could outsprint Molly. But I'm considering the average man in her dating range (probably 20s-30s). She is speaking to this person on bumble, which means she already liked them, so this is probably someone who appears averagely fit (i.e. not obese).
A man in his 20s or 30s who isn't overweight isn't going to be running a 100m in 25 seconds. That's ridiculous.
No it isn't. The average dude - even 30 and younger - can't run 10 miles per hour, and would heave over puking at about the 60m mark if they tried to. Go to an average hobbyjogger training group, with people who actually run regularly, and most of them can't break 11 MPH. That's a 20-second 100m.
You're getting distracted by the distance. Most people who don't train consistently don't have a top speed to get them beyond 25 seconds.
Hilarious that the thread has devolved into an argument about how many men are actually faster than Molly
she ran 4:43/10:09 in high school. The mile was never going to be her concentration but she was quite good and could have been even better if that was her concentration.
shelbo900 wrote:
All these little boys whining because they see themselves in the anon bumble match need to learn something from this instead…
Women don’t like being talked down to. Ever. If you are joking, remember she doesn’t know you get and might assume you’re one of the many jerks she met that is talking down to her. Try to avoid doing that. No there aren’t some lighthearted women out there who would find this joke funny. We’d all roll their eyes and think you’re an idiot.
Where was she talked down to? Outside of of her own narcissistic head.
hunter wheres the coke wrote:
Hilarious that the thread has devolved into an argument about how many men are actually faster than Molly
The thread basically started because a bunch of men thought Molly was being mean because they all think they're faster than her.
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gibberish, still wrote:The average dude - even 30 and younger - can't run 10 miles per hour, and would heave over puking at about the 60m mark if they tried to. Go to an average hobbyjogger training group, with people who actually run regularly, and most of them can't break 11 MPH. That's a 20-second 100m.
You're getting distracted by the distance. Most people who don't train consistently don't have a top speed to get them beyond 25 seconds.
Do hobbyjogger groups do flat out sprints? I think they just jog.
The example I'd give if you ever see groups playing sports casually at parks: Basketball, volleyball, frisbee, soccer, softball/rounders, tennis, etc. If a man has to run 10m, 20m, 50m, or whatever, as fast as he can, to try and win a point, do you really think he is moving much slower than a distance runner?
25 second 100m is only a little quicker than 7:00 mile. I think most 20s-30s men could run at that pace at least briefly (800m say). If you are saying they can't manage that pace at all, what do you think is their jogging pace: 8:00, 9:00? Bear in mind we're talking about young men who aren't overweight.
Interesting88 wrote:
I have never posted anything like this on LetsRun before but found this too funny not to. Thoughts?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZuwWKBv0E0/?utm_medium=copy_link
Wait...you're telling me Molly is single????
cecevans wrote:
Interesting88 wrote:
I have never posted anything like this on LetsRun before but found this too funny not to. Thoughts?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZuwWKBv0E0/?utm_medium=copy_linkWait...you're telling me Molly is single????
Not so fast. A lot of people use bumble to gain instagram followers.
this is it right here wrote:
or... wrote:
A cynical person would remind you that Molly could have had her friend make an account and message her with this script so she could screenshot it and post it.
It didn’t take long to get to this, the most perfect LRC response.
Toxic male? Nah. It makes more sense to a dude that the woman must have conspired with a friend to create a fake account, fake a text exchange, screenshot it, and send it to Molly so she could post it to IG.
This site is a cesspool.
I don't think Molly was suggesting the male was "toxic." Just silly / ridiculous / very ignorant about running. It's very funny. And I think it's possible she did make it up. Either way, love it! Keep being awesome, Molly.