TRAPPED Miner Ran 10KM a day UNDERGROUND

Sounds like a sweet place to train. No sun beating down on you, constant temperatures, and no wind. What is his 10K PR?

I heard that the other day and it put a smile on my face. Very cool!

That guy needs to become a track coach. His team would never be able to complain about rain, cold, wind, etc.

fanotheflag wrote:

Sounds like a sweet place to train. No sun beating down on you, constant temperatures, and no wind. What is his 10K PR?

Yeah, constant temps of 90 degrees... and in steel toe boots? Amazing.

was it Rupp-Certified?

yes, if you love running, running would work positively toward keeping a sound state of mind. but how many calories were available to the trapped minors?

I imagine there is stored emergency food, but how much, and how many people trapped? if you run 10km, you're burning an extra 1000 calories per day of food; you're eating almost twice as much food than you need to.

they had to stay skinny to fit in the Fenix. That is an awesome story!!!! I assume these were Michigan kilometers. heh

It was actually 5k..............

Just thought someone should point that out!

There was no day down there........

Just thought I should point that out!

Precious Roy wrote:

That guy needs to become a track coach. His team would never be able to complain about rain, cold, wind, etc.

Why would they not be able to complain? Did he run in rain, wind, or cold? Nope.

smart? wrote:

yes, if you love running, running would work positively toward keeping a sound state of mind. but how many calories were available to the trapped minors?

I imagine there is stored emergency food, but how much, and how many people trapped? if you run 10km, you're burning an extra 1000 calories per day of food; you're eating almost twice as much food than you need to.

Miners =/= Minors

they had contact with the outside, so they had food and water delivered.

wilfredo wrote:

they had contact with the outside, so they had food and water delivered.

In limited quantities and only once they drilled through their initial search bore hole. Before that, they were rationing themselves to a couple spoon fulls of canned tuna and half a glass of milk.

When the first bore hole broke through, they were down to two tins of tuna remaining.

"33 miners made 48 hours of food rations last 17 long days."

I worked underground in a gold mine in Northern Ontario for the summer of 1956. I imagine that mining has improved some since then but I found a gold mine a miserable place to be. (I am sure a coal mine would be much worse.) I was not nearly as far down as the trapped miners most of the time. I found it to be dusty, dirty, damp and wet. For me it was a miserable place to be for eight hours a day with weekends off. You lose all perception of the outside world while underground. I found that were times when the dust bothered me a great deal. That was also true at home and especially at night. I am sure that these seasoned miners were less susceptible to the problems I had but it is not a pleasant place to be for two months with no break. After thinking about it, maybe jogging on the spot in very heavy boots would help some.

anemic wrote:

they had to stay skinny to fit in the Fenix. That is an awesome story!!!! I assume these were Michigan kilometers. heh

Phoenix

Lardy wrote:

anemic wrote:

they had to stay skinny to fit in the Fenix. That is an awesome story!!!! I assume these were Michigan kilometers. heh

Phoenix

En espanol se escribe "fenix"

Sounds like FEN-eeks

I would imagine this guy didnt start running until they had the first carrier pigeon hole drilled and started getting regular deliveries of food.

I would like to know if he was a runner before the collapse.

10km everyday? not smart training. no long runs, no doubles, no tempos or speedwork? what event is he training for? dumbass.

They didnt say there were no doubles tempos or speedwork!!!

It was hotter at the Chicago Marathon than it was in that mine.