Leadville 100 winner is minimalist

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17 years ago 12/11/2006 5:19pm EST

re: Avocado's Number

Avocado's Number wrote:
are we talking about... wrote:
could challenge Matt Carpenter's records on the peak.
If that's true, then there's obviously a lot that I don't know about him. What race performances would suggest that he is anywhere close to that level?

I agree. Carpenter's Leadville record was set 12 years after his Pikes Peak record, which was probably his prime and Tony was still ~1 hr 20 min outside of Carpenter's softer Leadville record. The kid has a long way to go before he can threaten the PP record.

17 years ago 12/11/2006 5:51pm EST

re: ........

I really doubt Matt's record is on Tony's mind, or anyone's mind for that matter. At that point, on that moutain, he was the best ever.

However the leadville 100 record may not be as far off as it may seem.

17 years ago 12/11/2006 7:45pm EST

re: wrecker

I bet he runs slowly, too...

"I'm okay with that, my comment wasn't meant to belittle just to say that what sightseer runners do is of little importance here in the world of competitive running, and what they have the capacity to be "impressed by" is just as irrelevant. You can't denounce that which you never attained in the first place."

Just think of all the sightseeing Matt did that day.

I'm sure Michael Johnson used to say the same thing about 5-10k runners. Averaging over a minute per lap. Hell a real runner could stop at Starbucks for a double decaf .... by the time those distance guys do a 400.

17 years ago 12/11/2006 8:20pm EST

re: Former Average Runner

all joking aside. he is what minimal claims is good for everyone. if you want to act and live like we were "meant to" then it means slow running over soft surfaces.

when you start talking 5k this world record that, you are now doing things that man wasn't "meant to" do. so that is where the minimal argument goes out the window with athletics.

17 years ago 12/11/2006 9:15pm EST

re: Hoshway

I read the article and it said that he ran in college for Colorado College. Just curious, what did he run in track and xc performance-wise to compare. I'm not very familier with ultra-marathons. Obviously the guy puts in a lot of time on his feet, just wondered how that training corresponded with the college seasons, etc. I find it interesting.

17 years ago 12/11/2006 10:43pm EST

re: Former Average Runner

Former Average Runner wrote:
Just think of all the sightseeing Matt did that day.
I'm sure Michael Johnson used to say the same thing about 5-10k runners. Averaging over a minute per lap. Hell a real runner could stop at Starbucks for a double decaf .... by the time those distance guys do a 400.

I don't have a problem with that, either, why would I?

17 years ago 12/12/2006 8:15am EST

re: I bet he runs slowly, too

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