Thomas is a sprinter, which involves a very different training regiment compared to other runners.
"We don't get a lot of mileage in," she said on TODAY Aug. 13.
When asked if she's ever ran a marathon, Thomas said: "No, the furthest I will run is one mile." "We do a mile in the fall. It's a gut check. We do it to tap into your mental side: 'Can you finish a mile?'" she said. "It's really difficult for us."
Track and field superstar Gabby Thomas joins TODAY after racing her way to three gold medals at the Paris Olympics. Thomas talks about her journey to victory, reveals the advice Allyson Felix gave her and how she wants to use...
Thomas is a sprinter, which involves a very different training regiment compared to other runners.
"We don't get a lot of mileage in," she said on TODAY Aug. 13.
When asked if she's ever ran a marathon, Thomas said: "No, the furthest I will run is one mile." "We do a mile in the fall. It's a gut check. We do it to tap into your mental side: 'Can you finish a mile?'" she said. "It's really difficult for us."
I'm not clicking on your links. Could you please just tell us the answer. The only reason anyone is clicking on this thread is to know what she claims her time was. We don't care about going to some other website. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing, Rojo. I enjoyed the article and video. It's funny that even an Olympic champion sprinter gets asked if she's ever run a marathon. That's seen as the ultimate challenge by so many casuals.
My favorite part of the video is Gabby sharing that Allyson Felix gave her helpful advice heading into Paris. I love when previous stars help the current generation.
I would be tempted to say she would struggle to break 7:00 but she is a good 400 runner so she has some endurance. She is also relatively lean compared to many other sprinters. I'm guessing she would be in the 6:00 to 6:15 range, perhaps even a bit under 6:00.
Thomas is a sprinter, which involves a very different training regiment compared to other runners.
"We don't get a lot of mileage in," she said on TODAY Aug. 13.
When asked if she's ever ran a marathon, Thomas said: "No, the furthest I will run is one mile." "We do a mile in the fall. It's a gut check. We do it to tap into your mental side: 'Can you finish a mile?'" she said. "It's really difficult for us."
Thomas is a sprinter, which involves a very different training regiment compared to other runners.
"We don't get a lot of mileage in," she said on TODAY Aug. 13.
When asked if she's ever ran a marathon, Thomas said: "No, the furthest I will run is one mile." "We do a mile in the fall. It's a gut check. We do it to tap into your mental side: 'Can you finish a mile?'" she said. "It's really difficult for us."
I'm not clicking on your links. Could you please just tell us the answer. The only reason anyone is clicking on this thread is to know what she claims her time was. We don't care about going to some other website. Thanks.
The articles don’t say. That’s why he’s asking anyone knows… he doesn’t know.
I can't find the video, but I swear ~2011-2012 Flotrack had a video of Allyson Felix doing a 1-mile run in 4:57 as a "conditioning" workout. It was someone (Ryan Fenton?) following her around. I would guess Gabby could be somewhere around there.
"Olympian Gabby Thomas says she's excited to eat pizza again"
Not surprising. Gabby has Wonder Woman looks and frame but a tendency to gain weight. I won't be surprised if she looks heavier during remaining races this season.
The first time I saw her was during an indoor 200 her junior year at Harvard. Gabby was a revelation but didn't look like a sprinter. Significantly heavier and not as defined. That's the only reason I questioned what she could achieve.
Gabby did an awesome job trimming down and toning up toward Paris. She deserves some pizzas and Whoppers and pies.
