Thank you, fnhriel. Speaking the truth.
fnhriel wrote:
Kid is tapped out. His form is atrocious. Amazing he ran 2:08 reminds me of the 1980 and 1990 Japanese runners working hard to overcome talent just like a poster said.
He won’t run faster other than new shoes.
Breakfast In Bed wrote:
He ran 2:20 and finished 17th in warm humid conditions. Was he supposed to do better?
Not while working a real job full-time! Trust funders FTW
Blue Collar Running wrote:
I'm guessing he does have a GPS watch (couldn't say which one) as I could hear the "lap one" notification audibly in the video during the warmup. Regardless, he certainly uses the watch differently than the metrics slaves do. It's refreshingly nice to see guys like Jones and Troop guiding two of the most recently successful runners living in that area to key more on feel than pace or splits. It would work for a lot more people if they simply chose to free their minds and consider a different perspective. Can a pretty logbook or Strava feed with home run hero workouts result in great racing? Of course, but it doesn't always and it's certainly not necessary.
I just got a smartwatch this year and still alternate between that and my old Timex 1441 when I just want to run by feel or just check a split at the halfway point and store it in my head. The lap counter is even broken and acts weird. I will use the smartwatch for the marathon on Sunday but won't check every split either.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Red Bull (who sponsors Mondo) calls Mondo the pole vaulting Usain Bolt. Is that a fair comparison?