COVID RUNNING BOOM. WTF IS GOING ON?

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3 years ago 07/14/2020 3:06am EDT

re: Atreyu

You also need to add into the mix the new bouncy spikes they're all using now. If they are anything remotely close to the Next % (and why wouldn't they be?) then the goal posts for world class times will be shifted massively again. Similarly to how 2:06 and 2:20 (for women) used to be exceptional and are now "also-rans" in the marathon, sub 13:00 and 14:30 will become also-rans for 5k.

Let's wait until the East Africans have had a few cracks with these new spikey springs before getting too carried away.

3 years ago 07/14/2020 6:26am EDT

re: the oregano

the oregano wrote:
It’s an interesting pattern. These are like the Sub-2 attempts. The results can’t be replicated in race conditions but it’s interesting to see what times can be achieved in laboratory conditions.
I applaud all of the athletes but I think it has ruined groups like BTC. They will never race in the wild again.

Idk, this isn't quite like sub-2. They're racing on the track the same way they would anywhere in the world. They're just controlling the pacing, which is what we often complain about when a race goes out too fast or too slow.

I guess you could argue they're getting better coaching on every turn or that the fields are small but I don't really see how they couldn't replicate their fitness somewhere else.

3 years ago 07/14/2020 2:45pm EDT

re: Bouncy

Makes me laugh how there are human beings out there that can run a sub-13 5k while most people out there running are cranking out 13 minute miles. Kinda puts into perspective just how slow most people are.

3 years ago 07/14/2020 4:11pm EDT

re: interesteding

interesteding wrote:
Cute name. Isn't that the name of a novel running shoe?

Yes. And the hero of Neverending Story!

3 years ago 07/14/2020 9:34pm EDT

re: Atreyu

Better air quality due to reduced traffic on the roads

3 years ago 07/14/2020 10:15pm EDT

re: Remember the '80s

Remember the '80s wrote:
There's another kind of running boom happening now, too. I see many more, WAY MORE people out running slowly than before. I'm guessing these people didn't run at all before all the Covid panic. I run in rural area. Normally, ONLY I run there. Now there are people I don't recognize on the road. And then there is one I've seen a lot - but never prior to April of this year.
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Everybody got kicked out of the fitness centers. A lot of those people had never run outside before. They found they liked it and haven't went back to the fitness centers yet. Also a lot of people get bogged down at their job and quit running. Now was a great time to start back up.

If you have been racing for years, you see this all the time. A name will pop up in race results that you haven't seen for years. I'm on the 10 year plan myself. I race mostly on trail but every 10 years as I hit a new age group, I spend the year racing on the roads to see how fast I can get. Right in the middle now at 55.

3 years ago 08/01/2020 9:51am EDT

re: I never panicked

5 x 1500m World Record Bowerman Women....

Josh Kerr 3:34....

Donovan Brazier 1:43....

It continues......

3 years ago 08/16/2020 7:51am EDT

re: Domination

COVID BOOM continues:

Joshua Cheptegei 12:35.36 5000m World Record ???

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