Friend claims he can do 15x100 in 11-12 sec. each...

I bet he can't do 1 in 12 seconds

I don't doubt he believes the 15 100m runs were all sub-12. However, was anyone actually timing them?

seems like a fairly easy session for a sub 50 second 400m runner

50 second speed isn't that unsual. Could most elite milers and 5k guys complete that session?

Velociraptor wrote:

"Why am I so confident in my abilities? The day you find a runner that can do 15X100m in 11-12 sec each on 100m jog rest (negative splits), then I'll be scared. That how in control of my effort I was that day. That takes talent, you can't coach speed. The only other person I've ever even heard could do that was Sebastian Coe.....and he won the Olympics that year. I wasn't kidding when I said I've never met anyone who had more talent than me. Ever."

I don't know whether or not the guy ran the workout, but this FB post is hilarious.

only if they were all 12.99s and his 100 meter recovery jogs lasted 8 minutes...

Impossible it's true? No. Unlikely? Yes. As another said, someone with 50 point (give or take) speed could probably do this if they were pretty aerobically fit.

I could probably have done that session without too much difficulty when I was in college, if the 100s were timed from a flying start and all had to be between 11.5-12.9. I could have probably even done it with 45 seconds jog rest or so. I was never a star in college either; I had PRs ranging between 50.8 for 400 to 26:11 for 8km XC.

I ran 10x 100 meters in 11.7 from a standing start on a dirt track many years ago. Each one was very close to top speed (23.3 200) for me.

I did not jog between them, but with running starts I could have substantially reduced the recoveries.

Hmm I ran 12.3 (would need to check exact times) for 12 reps with jog recoveries. I was relatively slow at sprinting though, a lot of guys can run much faster then that.

I think you should give us the link to this fb page.

J.R. wrote:

I ran 10x 100 meters in 11.7 from a standing start on a dirt track many years ago. Each one was very close to top speed (23.3 200) for me.

I did not jog between them, but with running starts I could have substantially reduced the recoveries.

Hmm I ran 12.3 (would need to check exact times) for 12 reps with jog recoveries. I was relatively slow at sprinting though, a lot of guys can run much faster then that.

You're turning into my favorite troll. What were your PRs? Based off your 200m time, you had some killer endurance to get through that session.

Maybe he was talking about "the Facebook Olympics" in which idiots put fake times and a jury of ignorants congratulate them.

But for now your friend is fighting for Bronze. Gold is for Kip and silver is for Dane.

If your friend is also a velociraptor I have no doubt that he can perform this workout. Even if I did have any doubts I would be very careful about expressing them.

Poling wrote:

If your friend is also a velociraptor I have no doubt that he can perform this workout. Even if I did have any doubts I would be very careful about expressing them.

Thanks, I laughed out loud!

I agree that I don't think that this is that difficult of a workout for someone with a little speed and a decent amount of endurance. In college I ran 20x200 in 28's with 45 seconds rest and it wasn't balls to the wall. I think that running mid to high 12's wouldn't be that hard. Now if we are talking sub 12 then that is going to require some speed.

From looking at his facebook images I noticed that he has a little fat roll protruding over his belly in some of them. That's not the body of someone who could run this workout. I just can't imagine that this possibly has any kind of veracity. Yet he posts just about every day about his training for the Olympics. It just seems to be a manifestation of little man syndrome and delusions of grandeur. No one has really said if this workout is possible, but I think someone was spot on in asking how slow those 100M recoveries were. 5 days? 2 hours? 5 minutes?

post his facebook page please

VelocirpatorOstrich wrote:

From looking at his facebook images I noticed that he has a little fat roll protruding over his belly in some of them. That's not the body of someone who could run this workout. I just can't imagine that this possibly has any kind of veracity. Yet he posts just about every day about his training for the Olympics. It just seems to be a manifestation of little man syndrome and delusions of grandeur. No one has really said if this workout is possible, but I think someone was spot on in asking how slow those 100M recoveries were. 5 days? 2 hours? 5 minutes?

No, I think a few of us have said if this workout is possible or not.

Also, fat is not an end all. I'm sure if Wariner gained 10 lbs of fat, he'd still be within a second or two of 43.5. Heck, I've gained 30 lbs of fat and can still bust out a 9:30 two-mile.

Olympics :D:D: 1500m qualifiers Torrence,Wheating, Centrowitz/McNamara