Weight of Chris Solinsky and Matt Tegenkamp

Ryan Foreman wrote:

Of course its all relative. Being 6'0 and above is pretty huge. Its easy to forget how small elite distance runners are. Rupp is relatively tall albeit scrawny. One time I happened to walk by him at an Oregon football game and it shocked me how small he was. When you only see him on the track being as tall or taller than just about anyone else out of dozens running, I couldn't help imagining him being 6'3" or so.

Part of it is that Rupp runs tall, in contrast to a guy like Abdi who runs hunched and shuffles Rupp is erect and high on his toes. Still I think Rupp is close to 5'11" no?

In fact Goucher, Solinsky, Ritz, Meb, Abdi and Teg all run a little hunched whereas guys like Rupp, Fernandez, Riley, Hall, Fam & Jager all run much more erect. Appearances obviously are deceiving in terms of actual height.

dmizzle wrote:

Matthew Tegenkamp

Home: Madison, WI

Birthday: 1/19/1982

Events: Middle Distance

Height: 6-1

Weight: 145

PRs: 1,500m - 3:34.25 (2007); Mile - 3:56.38 (2006); 3,000m - 7:34.98 (2006); 2 Mile - 8:07.07AR (2007); 5,000m - 13:04.90 (2006)

http://trackfield.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/287

Don't think that's considered a Hulk.

Will those jerseys (in the picture on that link) ever be sold by Nike? Want one bad.

zero chance wrote:

I really don't think he could he even finish a 10K with all of that weight.

Letsrun.com should refer to Chris Solinsky as "Mr. Solinsky". This is because of his awesomeness and guts, considering most LRC posters lack spines - not to mention misogynists and racists.

P.S. To all his doubters, Mr. Solinsky replies: "Eat this! Just dabbling in the 10k..."

agreed that Solinsky has no chance of getting that frame through a 10k at speed. couldn't happen.

UHHHH OOOOHHHHH

Guess his big frame did ok....

Heel strike: Luke Puskedra, Evan Jager, Ryan Hall, German Fernandez

Midfoot strike: Galen Rupp, Chris Solinsky, Jacob Riley

Forefoot strike: Abdi Abdirahman, Matt Tegenkamp, Dathan Ritzenhein, Adam Goucher

295murase wrote:

step outta the shadows Batches wrote:

Part of it is that Rupp runs tall, in contrast to a guy like Abdi who runs hunched and shuffles Rupp is erect and high on his toes. Still I think Rupp is close to 5'11" no?

In fact Goucher, Solinsky, Ritz, Meb, Abdi and Teg all run a little hunched whereas guys like Rupp, Fernandez, Riley, Hall, Fam & Jager all run much more erect. Appearances obviously are deceiving in terms of actual height.

Heel strike: Luke Puskedra, Evan Jager, Ryan Hall, German Fernandez

Midfoot strike: Galen Rupp, Chris Solinsky, Jacob Riley

Forefoot strike: Abdi Abdirahman, Matt Tegenkamp, Dathan Ritzenhein, Adam Goucher

There is an article where Salazar tried changing Ritz from being a heel striker and it caused lots of injuries.

terribles wrote:

agreed that Solinsky has no chance of getting that frame through a 10k at speed. couldn't happen.

I don't know why this thread from 2009 was dug back up, but it contains a great prediction fail.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

295murase wrote:

Heel strike: Luke Puskedra, Evan Jager, Ryan Hall, German Fernandez

Midfoot strike: Galen Rupp, Chris Solinsky, Jacob Riley

Forefoot strike: Abdi Abdirahman, Matt Tegenkamp, Dathan Ritzenhein, Adam Goucher

There is an article where Salazar tried changing Ritz from being a heel striker and it caused lots of injuries.

Hey...what about a category for us middle-aged old stiffs such as "shuffle-step" striker? ?