Would you rather be an average college runner or a multi-day ultramarathon champ?

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2 years ago 01/03/2022 3:10pm EST

Assuming you have to pick only one of the options below, who would you rather be?

Average college runner:

- runs a 4:15 1500, which is his best event

- hobby jogs to stay fit after graduation

- won high school dual meets, low-level all-comers meets, and local turkey trots, but no big invitationals or championships

Multi-day ultramarathon champ:

- will win almost any running event that takes more than 24 hours to complete

- will break WRs for multi-day events, but not by a huge margin

- has zero speed and will never get close to running a sub 60 400.

2 years ago 01/03/2022 3:28pm EST

re: pick one

pick one wrote:
Assuming you have to pick only one of the options below, who would you rather be?
Average college runner:
- runs a 4:15 1500, which is his best event
- hobby jogs to stay fit after graduation
- won high school dual meets, low-level all-comers meets, and local turkey trots, but no big invitationals or championships
Multi-day ultramarathon champ:
- will win almost any running event that takes more than 24 hours to complete
- will break WRs for multi-day events, but not by a huge margin
- has zero speed and will never get close to running a sub 60 400.

4:15 for 1500m is not average for a college runner and I'd rather get a tooth pulled than do a multi-day ultramarathon.

2 years ago 01/03/2022 3:38pm EST

re: SDSU Aztec

SDSU Aztec wrote:
pick one wrote:
Assuming you have to pick only one of the options below, who would you rather be?
Average college runner:
- runs a 4:15 1500, which is his best event
- hobby jogs to stay fit after graduation
- won high school dual meets, low-level all-comers meets, and local turkey trots, but no big invitationals or championships
Multi-day ultramarathon champ:
- will win almost any running event that takes more than 24 hours to complete
- will break WRs for multi-day events, but not by a huge margin
- has zero speed and will never get close to running a sub 60 400.
4:15 for 1500m is not average for a college runner and I'd rather get a tooth pulled than do a multi-day ultramarathon.

I meant to say non-D1. There are lots of D3, NAIA, and Junior College guys in the 4:10 - 4:20 range.

2 years ago 01/03/2022 3:42pm EST

re: pick one

Just because you win an event that takes more than 24 hours to complete does not make you a multi day ultrarunning champ.

2 years ago 01/03/2022 4:08pm EST

re: pick one

pick one wrote:
Assuming you have to pick only one of the options below, who would you rather be?
Average college runner:
- runs a 4:15 1500, which is his best event
- hobby jogs to stay fit after graduation
- won high school dual meets, low-level all-comers meets, and local turkey trots, but no big invitationals or championships
Multi-day ultramarathon champ:
- will win almost any running event that takes more than 24 hours to complete
- will break WRs for multi-day events, but not by a huge margin
- has zero speed and will never get close to running a sub 60 400.

I feel like these are one in the same person.

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