Mary Cain, Killian Journet, LeBron James, Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps race a mile

and why would you presume that?

also, not crazy fat

shootout wrote:

So Why Is wrote:

Why would anyone even put Serena into consideration for this? Is there anything at all about her that suggests she'd be a decent miler?

Serena is in there because she is tops in her sport, and even though she has a freak-show physique, her matches last at least an hour. LeBron does a fair amount of running in a game and practice, so should at least be able to jog a mile.

My guess for finish is:

Mary Cain - 4:40

Phelps - 5:50

LeBron - 6:45

Serena - 8:00

Bolt - 8:10

Killian - DNS. (If he had the courage to race, he gets smoked by Cain in the last 100m and does 4:45)

This prediction is damn near perfect, although I think Killian would win the race. Everything else is spot on. LeBron might go a hair faster but definitely not sub-6

[quote]321boom wrote:

and why would you presume that?

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Look at the thread. This whole thread is a thought experiment and we are guessing who would win if they showed up tomorrow in their current fitness. That's the rules of the silly game.

So it doesn't matter if Bolt "could" lose the weight, currently he's got a lot extra.

You're right and there's no need to feed the troll. Obviously Kilian doesn't give a shite about some LRC kid, but that exactly seems to be a problem for our acne troll.

So you think Serena, Lebron, Phelps, and Bolt would be more likely to show up? Kilian would be most likely to race this. You've obviously seen the thread on his track workout. He's not hung up on on doing things that he might lose - though there's no way he would lose this. He's lost plenty of VKs. If you doubt his 3x5K workout that started with a 14:58, he's run a local trail 5K in 15:20.

From a previous thread:

Mary would win with a 4:35. Lebron 2nd in 5:25. Then things get painful. Michael Phelps looks like he’d be seriously awkward at running, but because of his insane aerobic capacity I’ll predict he gets 6:01, being lapped by Mary. Usain sits and kicks on Serena, and they run 7:11 and 7:14.

Don’t know who Killian is so not gonna predict his performance.

zzzz wrote:

So you think Serena, Lebron, Phelps, and Bolt would be more likely to show up? Kilian would be most likely to race this. You've obviously seen the thread on his track workout. He's not hung up on on doing things that he might lose - though there's no way he would lose this. He's lost plenty of VKs. If you doubt his 3x5K workout that started with a 14:58, he's run a local trail 5K in 15:20.

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Kilian has been running for decades and hasn't done any track or road races yet, so it's extremely unlikely that he ever will. Serena, Phelps and Bolt might show up just for the challenge or for a charity. We know that Kilian has no hang-up about running on a track or road, just racing on them. Kilian would be the least likely to show up for this race, but if he did I can't see him not getting chicked by Mary Cain.

streak wrote:

Mary would win with a 4:35. Lebron 2nd in 5:25. Then things get painful. Michael Phelps looks like he’d be seriously awkward at running, but because of his insane aerobic capacity I’ll predict he gets 6:01, being lapped by Mary. Usain sits and kicks on Serena, and they run 7:11 and 7:14.

Don’t know who Killian is so not gonna predict his performance.

Look like pretty realistic predictions.

Kilian is an uphill trail racer (really one of the best ever) who does a lot of training on the track and road but has never run a track or road race.

I should have added Lance Armstrong to the invite list. He actually has several recorded times from the distant past. About a 5 minute miler in high school and a sub 3 hour marathon. I see him riding around town all the time and he looks pretty fit.

Mary Cain - 4:40

Michael Phelps - 5:50

LeBron James - 6:45

Lance Armstrong - 7:15

Serena Williams- 8:00

Usain Bolt - 8:10

Kilian Jornet - DNS. (If he shows up, he gets smoked by Cain in the last 100m and does 4:45)

that's your interpretation

to me it doesn't make sense to include people who already are from other fields without letting them train specifically for the event, not to mention when they're out of any kind of shape at all

Then Kipchoge is a p*ssy because he never ran a 400m or an ultra ?

Halvard wrote:

shootout wrote:

Not bashing Killian at all. The simple fact is that even though he is a runner, he is also the only one of these who we know for sure will never run a track or road race because he is scared of the competition or can only train on a track but can't race on one, or for whatever other reason. We know for a fact that Mary Cain has run a mile faster than 4:25 and a 1:59 800. Killian never has run times anywhere close to those and I'm saying that Mary Cain would smoke him in a mile race if he was ever brave enough to line up. Killian might be the coolest dude alive but he can't beat Mary Cain in a mile race.

Then Kipchoge is a p*ssy because he never ran a 400m or an ultra ?

I'll bet Kipchoge has run a 400 race, and so has just about everybody who ever ran track. I'll bet that Kipchoge has run a mile, a 10K, cross country races, road races - just like almost every competitive distance runner in the world except Jornet.

Kipchoge never ran shorter than 1500m, even when he was young. But even if he did, then he's a p*ssy because he never ran an Ultra race, he's scared of Kilian

shootout wrote:

Halvard wrote:

Then Kipchoge is a p*ssy because he never ran a 400m or an ultra ?

I'll bet Kipchoge has run a 400 race, and so has just about everybody who ever ran track. I'll bet that Kipchoge has run a mile, a 10K, cross country races, road races - just like almost every competitive distance runner in the world except Jornet.

But that is the point, Jornet never ran track. He didn't start out as a track or road runner and move up to ultras. He grew up at a ski resort and was a skier and mountain climber before he was a mountain and ultra runner.

Why should he go out and set times in a sport in which he has never competed or never intends to compete? You are the one that is insisting he is a competitive distance runner or thinks of himself as one. He thinks of traditional distance running as an entirely different sport.

brisk wrote:

shootout wrote:

I'll bet Kipchoge has run a 400 race, and so has just about everybody who ever ran track. I'll bet that Kipchoge has run a mile, a 10K, cross country races, road races - just like almost every competitive distance runner in the world except Jornet.

But that is the point, Jornet never ran track. He didn't start out as a track or road runner and move up to ultras. He grew up at a ski resort and was a skier and mountain climber before he was a mountain and ultra runner.

Why should he go out and set times in a sport in which he has never competed or never intends to compete? You are the one that is insisting he is a competitive distance runner or thinks of himself as one. He thinks of traditional distance running as an entirely different sport.

Think of it this way: In your little imaginary exercise no one would care how fast Phelps, Lebron, Bolt, or Serena run a mile because it has no impact on how well they perform in their sport. But if Kilian does not run fast then it's somehow a big deal. But the reality is that his mile time has little to do with the type of events in which he excels.

shootout wrote:

Kilian has been running for decades and hasn't done any track or road races yet, so it's extremely unlikely that he ever will. Serena, Phelps and Bolt might show up just for the challenge or for a charity. We know that Kilian has no hang-up about running on a track or road, just racing on them. Kilian would be the least likely to show up for this race, but if he did I can't see him not getting chicked by Mary Cain.

I just pointed out a 5K that he ran that was close enough to a road race. I completely disagree with you on who might be willing to show up. I think Kilian would do a mile on a track just because he would be curious after having what seems like easy success in a track workout. He has no pressure to do well. Other pro athletes have rarely showed willingness to race something like a mile. Over the years, we've only come up with what some athletes might have run in high school before they turned pro.

Come on people. Lebron would certainly beat Phelps and finish in about 5:20. No way he needs more than 6 minutes as some suggest here.

shootout wrote:

I'll bet Kipchoge has run a 400 race, and so has just about everybody who ever ran track. I'll bet that Kipchoge has run a mile, a 10K, cross country races, road races - just like almost every competitive distance runner in the world except Jornet.

Did Killian go to high school? Then of course he ran track and XC. And anyway who gives fok how fast your mile time is when you can solo Everest 2x in a week without oxygen? You have seriously sth wrong with you if you feel the need to hammer home your point. Just let it go already. Your opinion is wrong.

Panzerkampwagen V wrote:

shootout wrote:

I'll bet Kipchoge has run a 400 race, and so has just about everybody who ever ran track. I'll bet that Kipchoge has run a mile, a 10K, cross country races, road races - just like almost every competitive distance runner in the world except Jornet.

Did Killian go to high school? Then of course he ran track and XC. And anyway who gives fok how fast your mile time is when you can solo Everest 2x in a week without oxygen? You have seriously sth wrong with you if you feel the need to hammer home your point. Just let it go already. Your opinion is wrong.

He's Spanish, in Europe there are almost no school team or meets and HS running isn't a big deal, if you want to run you have to join a club on your own. He wasn't a runner at all, as a 6yo, he climbed the Breithorn (4000m) and he was XC skiing 15km to and from school every morning and every afternoon. This guy couldn't care less about running a mile on the track, that's like saying Kipchoge should run a 110m hurdles, that's absurd.