I'm thinking he could run around 40 miles at 6 minute pace, and maybe around 75 miles at 7 minute pace. I think he'd get bored, though.
I'm thinking he could run around 40 miles at 6 minute pace, and maybe around 75 miles at 7 minute pace. I think he'd get bored, though.
Right now, 40 miles might be a decent estimate with no training for those super long distances, only because his body might begin to break down. However, with some training, I'm sure he could run way more than that. 6:00 is an absolute joke for that guy. Tergat could probably run 60 miles at 6:00 pace right now. 7:00 would just be until his body breaks down, I'm sure he wouldn't even be breathing hard. He might as well be on the couch with at remote at 7:00 pace.
dude, of course he wouldn't be breathing hard. I'M not breathing hard at 7 min pace. it's just that your muscles eventually go to shit. have you ever run a marathon? towards the end you're in immense amounts of pain, but you're not breathing hard because you're not going anaerobic--your muscles are simply done.
I think that once he got to like 50 miles, he could run 6 minute pace hopping on one foot, and like, every mile just switch, and have someone masage his other leg while he hopped.
6:00 pace for 50 miles wouldn't even break the american record...
The problem with running those long distances is the muscle damage turns your legs to crap. A 50 mile or 100 mile race isn't something skinny weak guys typically excell at. Look at most of the ultra guys, they are typically compact with big quads. You need leg strength to last that long. It'll take a couple 50s or 100s before the muscles build up the resistance to that amount of muscle damage. 26-30 miles is cake, it's once you get to 50 and beyond when crazy shit happens.
Alan
they'd punk out sooner than you think...they don't train their muscles to hold that type of substrate -- and you think they could take in the nutrients to keep going
maybe tergat, prob not the rest
how long could he hold 5 minute pace?