Coe promises world virtual Treadmill championships

Maybe im just a letrun poster on their high ivory tower, out of touch with the common folk, but i think this is stupid

Another great idea from the English....

For virtual bike racing, they require multiple power meters and cameras. For the virtual rowing, for the most part each competitor is on the same model rower (Concept C2). Both of those are designed to help eliminate tech-doping. Unless they intend to hold a virtual treadmill race at a single location, where they control all the machines (and have judges to ensure that you don't lean on the machine), this will be yet another WA fiasco.

Could this be CJ's chance at a medal??

And here I was thinking this was going to be another Nico Young troll post.

Any virtual race is subject to participants fudging or outright faking their posted results.

So it is true. If it happens Reckless Running will consider offering a sponsorship to the first runner who officially breaks my 3:55 treadmill mile record from 2019. I’ll give a free signed copy of my new book and custom handmade bookmark to the first 3 runners who get under a 4:20 mile with 1% incline. Post a vid link to our @recklessrunning instagram page with your attempt.

Treadmill isn't real running, they should know this if they know anything about physics.

Checking the date...

Not yet April 1 !

I’m not clicking that link, but it sounds like he’s looking for a way to make running even more boring.

This will be so easy to cheat in. All I'll need to do is take a submarine down into the Mariana trench at 36 thousand feet below sea level. Put my tread on a downward slope so I'm running downhill and have a buddy handing me gels and water. I'll finally be world champ. Get it done Seb!

CJ albertson future world champ!’

Coe has completely gone off the rails. First he came up with the mixed relays. Because no one called him on that, now its a treadmill race.

I can only imagine whats next?

Right up there with calling sausage, “bangers”. These people have a YUGE penis complex.

You think you're actually running while you're outside, but in reality you are simply jumping up and down on a surface moving relative to a fixed point!

https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC3266869&blobtype=pdf

"The overall average trend symmetry was high, 0.94 (1.0 is perfect symmetry) between running modes. The transverse plane and knee frontal plane exhibited lower similarity (0.86–0.90). Other than a 4.5 degree reduction in rearfoot dorsiflexion at footstrike during treadmill running, all differences were ≤1.5 degrees. 17/18 discrete variables exhibited modest correlations (>0.6) and 8/18 exhibited strong correlations (>0.8). In conclusion, overground and treadmill running kinematic curves were generally similar when averaged across subjects. Although some subjects exhibited differences in transverse plane curves, overall, treadmill running was representative of overground running for most subjects."

Haha yeah man I was thinking the same thing

Seb Coe, along with Athletics Kenya, should be banned from the sport.

Treadmill 100k World Championships. Treadmill trail races (with obstacles attached to the belt). Treadmill mountain races. Treadmill relays and also mixed relays (one runner steps off while another steps on with a baton exchange). Treadmill hurdle races and a treadmill steeple chase (virtual barriers). Treadmill cross country (astroturf covered belt).

Treadmill Color Runs, Tread for the Cure and Treadmill Mud Runs...for the masses.

Anything is possible...but should it be?

Will Brandon Moen be coming out of retirement for this?