whatever,Bill and Frank's Canadian contemporary was doing the same thing ie logging the miles while working fulltime
whatever,Bill and Frank's Canadian contemporary was doing the same thing ie logging the miles while working fulltime
Runner10287 wrote:
Bullet_Proof wrote:
Would love to.
Evert Silva is a tool. And a fool.
Steve Prefontaine has statues made in honor of him. Movies made about him. Its inspiring to watch his races where you can feel the nerves of intense pressure and elite competition. You could say the same about Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter.
With the youtubers, its always a time trial or an exhibition. And cringeworthy. Definitely not a source to learn how to be a tough runner. Again, the OP clearly stated that they are primadonnas.
"Are you not entertained?"
The fact that you mention Evert Silva and Pre in the same post means Silva is doing something right.
When Evert has an iaaf track meet named after him, let me know.
Challenged by unfocused needs
Seeded deep and nurtured well
By strangers - nothing more
than weathered splinters
washed upon the shore - I move.
Success is at the summit
The view is my reward
Of hoards of faithless men in cubicles
And board,
Doubting human power, and all that’s possible
With focused mental preparation,
Pride and proper respiration
Work and the painful realization
That belief, despite temptation,
In ourselves will free us from ourselves.
And so I climb the graded shelves
Of mountain rock
Shedding all regret in heavy peels of
Salty sweat.
Pushing, burning, pushing, pounding,
Wrestling with the rock and sounding
Off in grunts and breaths
Until at last I come to rest.
Lift my eyes
Fall to my knees and realize
Despite my strength of will and pride
I’ll never raise the mountain up
Or push the fog aside.
Do all your training/racing in a single pair of shoes. When the rubber wears away, apply Shoe Goo. You’re allowed to buy one new pair every year and then complain that the company screwed up this year’s model.
I ran in the 90s, and as far as I can tell, you kids are faster nowadays so I'm pretty sure that makes you tougher.
But I can say that in the 90s, we definitely admired the runners from the 70s the most. They were experimenting with higher mileage and tougher workouts and they were achieving the best results in the history of mankind.
In the 90s, we inherited some of their mentality but we didn't have their work ethic, I don't think.
cringe. focus on being yourself and don't try to mimic other people like this lmao
Read up on Ville Ritola.
Nice read.
Looks like a poem, is it?
So, let me get this straight. Being an old school tough runner is about training hard, running high mileage and doing it while having a job. Yet, there is another thread on the front page right now where message board posters are talking smack on a training group in Boulder that is training hard with full-time jobs.
Run and don’t be a b1tch
End of thread.
I’m a D2 female runner. Our coach explicitly told us not to visit LetsRun forums.
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