A man could hit 75 home runs if he were juiced. And a man
could run 26:38 for 10k if he were epo-ed up.... there is no limit to human performance in combination with powerful drugs.
A man could hit 75 home runs if he were juiced. And a man
could run 26:38 for 10k if he were epo-ed up.... there is no limit to human performance in combination with powerful drugs.
yes,maybe.
no offense man wrote:
heard it from the horse's mout wrote:So, last year El G himself visited my college team when he was here for some event related to the Boston marathon. He told us of a workout (through a translator) that completely blew my mind. I can't remember the exact times, but the workout was as follows:
1000 (2:14), 30 sec rest, 200 (25)
800 (1:49), 30s, 200 (25)
600 (~1:20) 30s, 200 (25)
400 (50? 49?), 30s, 200(25)
200 (24), 30s, 200(24)
I think the rest between sets was 2-4 mins.
I don't really remember the details after the 1000, because I was just so awestruck that he would run THAT fast as part of a workout. The workout was done at altitude in Morocco, and I remember that the 600 and 400 times were more along the lines of 800 pace.
Anyways, this really showed me that the top athletes in the world can do absolutely incredible stuff.
You definitely don't remember the times correctly or there was a mis translation. You said he worked out at 2:14 for a 1000 the fastest he ever ran in the 1000 in a meet was 2:16.85 and even the slowest 2:14 ever run a 2:14.99 was the 32nd fastest time in history. I realize you are trying to exemplify how fast he was, and I agree el g is the all time great one at the mile however when you just make up times it throws whole discussion off.
perfectly believable for a 2'14 in a workout ( but it wouda hurt ! )
look at this race :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTNBLDrkJH8if you take the initial 400m ( to eliminate rolling start ) + last 400m + fastest 200m split inbetween, it comes out as
high-2'14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBEuU7-3D3ASilly Old Fossil wrote:
Show me where Bekele ever broke 3:40 for 1500.
Show me those race results.
There was no mis-translation, and that is the workout he recounted to us.
I remember specifically thinking that he ran a 3:09 1200 with a 30 second rest in the middle. Also, the 1000 isn't a commonly run event, so his best time may not be indicative of what he can do.
It could have been 2:16, but I am almost positive he told us 2:14
looks like the work of a 3:40 miler.
1 1000 (2:14), 30 sec rest, 200 (25)
2 800 (1:49), 30s, 200 (25)
3 600 (~1:20) 30s, 200 (25)
4 400 (50? 49?), 30s, 200(25)
5 200 (24), 30s, 200(24)
why not just do 1.2.3.
and leave
4.5 for another session
i can't see the body adapting to this workout properly.
sooo wrote:
actually mogelijk a 17min5ker would not be able to do that workout!! not a chance, 71.5 sec 400m is sub 14.55 5k pace and 16 of them!
Just because a workout is too hard/stupid doesn't mean it isn't possible. many people in poorly conceived training programs run workouts far more impressive than their races.
in high school, as a 4:39 1600m runner, I ran 24x400 averaging 68.6, with 75 seconds rest.
Now, it was a ridiculous workout, obviously. And I was probably more talented than my PRs but left it all out on the track in stupid workouts and absurd training. I'm not saying it is even an impressive workout--if I could go back and run a training program that didn't severely hinder my development, I would. But still, it is POSSIBLE.
NOt anything to do with Bekele really, but a person thinking a person couldn't run 16 400s at quite a bit faster than their 5k pace is an idiot. An aerobically weak but relatively talented runner can churn off a LOT of 400s at mile pace, given some rest. See my workout above.