Look at these poor Stanford runners. They are ridiculously skinny. It's obvious they aren't enjoying themselves. They need to get some help.
Shame on the Stanford program for allowing these athletes to compete at such a dangerously low weight.
Look at these poor Stanford runners. They are ridiculously skinny. It's obvious they aren't enjoying themselves. They need to get some help.
Shame on the Stanford program for allowing these athletes to compete at such a dangerously low weight.
Your link is to a picture of a stanford runner that could not be more fully clothed unless he was wearing a ski mask. Basically, how the hell does that show he's underweight? Also, this is their competition weight for nationals, and a couple weeks later they are likely another 5+ pounds heavier. Dangerously underweight for men doesn't generally translate into one of the strongest teams ever assembled at the collegiate level. If you want to talk about the womens program though, be my guest.
They are also incredibly small! Who is that standing behind them.
Wetmore said "leanness is underrated" and Stanford seems to have applied that philosophy and decimated all NCAA competition.
The only scientifically proven method of life extension is calorie deprivation. Ironic problem, especially in obese America.
The reason you can't see their bodies is because they are wrapped in so many clothes. Why do they have so many clothes on, you ask?
Because they have no body fat and they cannot regulate their own temperature. They are freezing cold all of the time.
That is the hell that comes with being a Stanford runner.
oh, so you want them to stand out there naked in 16 degree weather?
i have 3% body fat and i take in nearly 4000 calories a day, no eating disorder there.
Why is Robison the only Stanford running producing world-class times.
Why hasn't Hall matched Robison's 3:35 1500 time.
um, probably because he is about 5 years younger than him
Denial is the first part of the diagnosis of an eating disorder.
You also should seek therapy and cease running immediately.
Guys...he's joking.
mule wrote:
Wetmore said "leanness is underrated" and Stanford seems to have applied that philosophy and decimated all NCAA competition.
Wetmore does not know the first thing about coaching distance runners. nice guy to talk to, but he breaks his guys down all the time. sure, Ritz won this year, but he was not at full strength! i mean, come on people, a stress fracture in the femur is a sign of waaaaay too many miles. it's funny, cuz i hear that hall never goes above 80mpw.
wetmore doesn't know anything about running? that's funny. I'm pretty sure they've won big twelves since 96 oh and weren't they national champs not too long ago, but then mayb you're right he probably knows nothing about distance coaching.
van wrote:
The only scientifically proven method of life extension is calorie deprivation.
Actually, it's caloric restriction that extends life span (as long as there is a high nutritive value to the calories that are consumed). But you've got the general idea.
And *, it's almost certainly not the mileage itself that got Ritz injured. He was doing at least that much in high school. It's far more likely that he was running too fast too often (he even once said in an interview that he was doing slightly less but was running it faster). This can be a prescription for injury in itself, but it's exacerbated by the additional metabolic stresses of altitude. Another thing to consider is that there are a lot of roads and not that many soft surfaces in Boulder. Coming from low altitude to higher altitude and running faster than ever before on hard surfaces is often risky.
Of course, all this is just speculation and could be off base. The most serious runners are constantly striving, pushing the boundaries, and are usually just a few crazy workouts away from injury most of the time, anyway. People aren't machines, you know. They get hurt for all sorts of reasons.
" but he breaks his guys down all the time. sure, Ritz won this year, but he was not at full strength! i mean, come on people, a stress fracture in the femur is a sign of waaaaay too many miles. it's funny, cuz i hear that hall never goes above 80mpw."
i can tell you for sure that Ritz right now and in the weeks preceding nationals was doing between 60 and 70 mpw...also at the beginning of the year after coming abck from injury he was at 50mpw for a while and never went much above 80mpw. maybe you should get some informationa nd then come back and talk to us...
Disgusted wrote:
The reason you can't see their bodies is because they are wrapped in so many clothes. Why do they have so many clothes on, you ask?
Because they have no body fat and they cannot regulate their own temperature. They are freezing cold all of the time.
That is the hell that comes with being a Stanford runner.
Are you joking or are you seriously that dumb?
Wow, if they're dangerously underweight, what about Cheseret? That guy's a twig!
Hmm
This seems pretty silly to me. Are basketball players too tall? The best distance runners in the world are not going scare many with their physical appearance...but skinny guy's like Tergat scare the crap out of most when they toe the line...
Mike
idiot wrote:
" but he breaks his guys down all the time. sure, Ritz won this year, but he was not at full strength! i mean, come on people, a stress fracture in the femur is a sign of waaaaay too many miles. it's funny, cuz i hear that hall never goes above 80mpw."
i can tell you for sure that Ritz right now and in the weeks preceding nationals was doing between 60 and 70 mpw...also at the beginning of the year after coming abck from injury he was at 50mpw for a while and never went much above 80mpw. maybe you should get some informationa nd then come back and talk to us...
Bull on both counts. Last fall, Hall told T&FN that he ran 90mpw all summer. Also, Ritz said in an interview (mensracing.com, I think, post Pre-Nats) that he had just gotten up to 85mpw.
Just take some advice from Dr. Nick!
Dr. Nick: "Now there are many options available for dangerously underweighted individuals like yourself. I recommend a slow, steady gorging process combined with assal horizontology!"
"You'll want to focus on the neglected food groups, such as the whipped group, the congealed group, and the chocotastic!"
Homer: "What can I do to speed the whole thing up, Doctor?"
Dr. Nick: "Well, be creative. Instead of making sandwiches with bread, use Pop Tarts. Instead of chewing gum, chew bacon!"
Bart: "You could brush your teeth with milkshakes!"
Dr. Nick: "Hey, did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical College, too? And remember, if you're not sure about something, rub it against a piece of paper. If the paper turns clear, it's your window to weight gain. Bye bye, everybody!"
