Here is the scenario:
You and Powell line up for a 100 meter race. After it's over you immediately turn and walk at a steady pace back to the start line.
Then you do it again...and again...and again.
At what point would you beat him over 100 meters?
The 10th? The 50th? The 100th?
If we're walking back...more like 1000
When I was younger, a longgg time agooo, I did that with a guy not nearly as fast as Powell, but he was a lot faster than me. He could run around 10.6 for 100 meters, while I could't do much better than 11.6, but I was trained for the 800/mile. This other guy was a pure 100/200 guy (21.2).
The challenge was over in a remarkably few runs. On the first one, on which he stayed a half step ahead of me, was a joke for him. The second one, he had trouble staying ahead of me comfortably, as he kept trying to slow down and I was happily sprinting as fast as I could. On the third one, I actually beat him, as he misjudged the finish line and slowed just a touch too much. He rallied to beat me on the fourth one, but he was toast from that point on.
...oh, wait a sec. Our recovery was only about 15 seconds between runs. We were running up and back, not just one way and walk back.
If you're doing one way and walk back, the only thing that's going to stop Powell would be leg cramps. Otherwise, you're looking at a minimum on 40 to get ahead of him. Maybe even 50. I doubt that he could get through 60.
OI think if I stayed steady at about 12-13 seconds, and assuming we would walk back, I think I would catch him before we hit 50. Even if he was toying with me for most of them.
I've done that with an all american long jumper (who could run 21s), with 200s. I run the 5 and the 10. Though it was just a workout that we were doing, I was in front of him on the second one. So happy.
why don't you do 200's?
run a 200. stop and take a break for 30-60 seconds. then do it again.
I assure you, after 3 for even a world class sprinter, they'd be toast.
I'd hit 25, 25, 24.
They'd hit 22, 23, 25.
I love peeps wrote:
I'd hit 25, 25, 24.
They'd hit 22, 23, 25.
Why the hell would they do that? Assuming that they aren't mentally challenged, they won't waste energy beating you by 3 seconds on the first one. If you run 25, they'll probably run 24.5 or so.
I'm most impressed by "perspective" running back to the start in 15 seconds. Not bad.
he didn't run back to the start
he just turned around and ran back the other way after 15' rest
Presumably perspective's protocol was: sprint 100, rest 15 seconds at the finish, sprint back from finish to start, rest 15, rinse and repeat.
Actually, you don't have to presume this. It is stated in his post that this is what he did. That other guy can't read too well I guess.
Harry Kooter wrote:
I love peeps wrote:I'd hit 25, 25, 24.
They'd hit 22, 23, 25.
Why the hell would they do that? Assuming that they aren't mentally challenged, they won't waste energy beating you by 3 seconds on the first one. If you run 25, they'll probably run 24.5 or so.
I think it's peeps who's mentally challenged, ha,ha.
You're probably right about that.
well, I was a 200/400m guy in college (mostly 400), so i have more raw speed than most distance runners tend to have. My PR in the 100 is 10.89 FAT, but I would guesstimate that my best effort now would probably be in the ballpark of 11.5-11.6
Assuming I run the first couple in 12-point, Asafa would be practically jogging, while I'm giving like 90%. I think he could run with me all day. The only way I'd have a shot at beating him in less than 20 reps would be if we did 100m jogs instead of walks.
Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:
Here is the scenario:
You and Powell line up for a 100 meter race. After it's over you immediately turn and walk at a steady pace back to the start line.
Then you do it again...and again...and again.
At what point would you beat him over 100 meters?
The 10th? The 50th? The 100th?
Why would Powell beat me on the second one if I beat him on the first one?
I eat beats. I beats Powell.
'Nuff Said