I'm trying to remember some details of a workout/training run I read about but can't recall where. I believe it was Frank Shorter, but could be wrong on that. The story is that there was a snowstorm and running the roads would be too difficult, so the runner (or runners?) in question went to a small grass field (college campus perhaps?) and ran endless loops to get their miles in.
If this strikes anyone as familiar (or if you can actually give me the source) that would be great...
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Can't help you on Shorter, but the following story is similar:
Emil Zapotek (sp?) reportedly couldn't get out of the house one evening for his run, so he loaded some laundry into the bathtub, and ran in place on top of it for the next two hours.
Emil Zapotek (sp?)
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Thanks for the reminder about Zatopek's workout...I think he wore his army boots for that one too if I remember.
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I think this sort of thing is fairly common among runners. One of my friends ran around a gas station in the neighborhood of 200 times for a ten miler (he was staying at a motel on the interstate). I've been running at an airport terminal (pre 9/11) when a flight was delayed. I got the idea from OAR.
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Thanks for the reminder about Zatopek's workout...I think he wore his army boots for that one too if I remember.
And his wife jumped on his shoulders for the last hour.
I figured it was pretty common, I was just wondering if this particular type sounded familiar to anyone. Now that you mentioned OAR, I wonder if I read it in that or a similar fictional running story...
Shawnee Mission South Raider runner? Nice to see a fellow Kansan. Here is a famous blizzard run involving a few notable letsrun types: