I listened to your NYC interview. I was impressed. My question is in regards to the last question about "you are in the race with the leaders but not in it."
This goes for you and ALL other top Americans. Whenever Bernard Lagat is in the race all of the Americans line up like good little school children right behind him in the race instead of running your own race. I've saw it in New York in the 2 mile and the 5000 in Brussels.
Why?
woman observer wrote:
of course all the 5k/10k/marathon guys are all emaciated, but I've seen a few mid-distance guys with good physiques/arms
Thank you.
The distance guys, are indeed, weenies. ;)
A Duck wrote:
woman observer wrote:of course all the 5k/10k/marathon guys are all emaciated, but I've seen a few mid-distance guys with good physiques/arms
Thank you.
The distance guys, are indeed, weenies. ;)
Elite distance guys are. Most non-elite are not. In fact, most non-elite distance runners would have 50+ lbs. on the elite distance runners.
Wow. I was going to post some serious trollage, and then I found this.
http://gavinhogarth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Marathon-Runner-vs.-Sprinter2.jpg
Good luck defending skinnyfat marathoners now.
I've said it over and over again on here. Competing regularly in anything above 5k is not a healthy endeavor.Why you hobby joggers would want to go out and run 4 and 5 hour marathons on a regular basis is beyond me. If its for health and fitness go do some sprinting or go for a maxed out 2 mile run.
Sheesh.
I have to agree somewhat with the OP. I've seen elites at many races here in SoCal. But many to me just look really "slim" but not emaciated. More like naturally thin guys with lots of running under the belt which of course leaves no room for extra lbs.
Althought a few athletes did look really skinny. I remember seeing Dejen Gebremeskal for the 1st time and he almost had no profile! LOL.
But I've got a foot injury and probably look more "healthy" to a lot of people b/c I've gained 8lbs and haven't been able to run for weeks. But I love distance and running the slim look that I get that comes with it.
Get a Clue McFly wrote:
Try running 120-140mpw and see what you look like. It's no big deal and temporary while they're competitive runners. They'll fill out fast enough once they stop competing.
First step in becoming a $600 a night call girl.
A Duck wrote:
woman observer wrote:of course all the 5k/10k/marathon guys are all emaciated, but I've seen a few mid-distance guys with good physiques/arms
Thank you.
The distance guys, are indeed, weenies. ;)
You don't know how to use a comma.
As a guy speaking about the ladies: In order to be an elite distance runner you have to be very light and with low body fat. The older a woman gets (Paula) the less attractive that is. They look gaunt. A sprinter has a higher level of body fat plus the fast twitch muscles have greater mass than a distance runners slow-twitch muscles. Sprinter ladies are curvier. It's what the body becomes in order to compete at that high level. I personally find the younger distance runners very cute but as they age it becomes unattractive. Sprinters on the other hand look fantastic! Actually I think 800m makes the ideal body type (for aesthetic purposes).
Not sure what was so horrible about my post uesterday that the nitwit mods had to delete, but again:
Met the Halls at SFO Security this week. He certainly looks tall and thin as in pic and video. She looks just as stunning as in photos.
maybe someone but not me. I'd much rather roll around with the sprinter girls.
I met Jelena Prokopcuka , third place today, in boston a few years ago.
She is absolutely smoking hot.
I find most people look better in person than on tv/in movies.
I agree.I saw the 5th ave mile field in September and they looked pretty good. Morgan Uceny is shredded. I saw Kim Smith on Friday and she looked like a re-animated bag of bones.
woman observer wrote:
of course all the 5k/10k/marathon guys are all emaciated, but I've seen a few mid-distance guys with good physiques/arms
Really? Over the years I have personally met Joan Benoit Samuelson and Ed Eyestone when they were at their peak. Neither looked "emaciated". I also met and had a photo taken with Blake Russell the day after she had finished 3rd in the Olympic Trials in Boston in 2008. She looked extremely fit.
Bastiat wrote:
true for distance runners.
not true for sprinters.
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What is true for distance runners that is not true for sprinters?
That more than 70% are still in decent shape in their 40's?
Or that, rather than becoming an
overweight "I used to be..", ldr's are still thin and able to compete 20 years after college?
The truth is, every schoolyard is full of "I'm fast.." kids.
The same is true for bars with "I used to be great.." guys. Most are former high school basketabll, football, sprinters, who are fat, depressed, and make fun of ldr's still running.
Maybe they are unattractive to you but I remember being extremely self-conscious about how thin I was when I was younger to the point that when I started running in any group setting I'd where long pants. Not longer after that I noticed that the top runners in the world were all thin like me.
While I wasn't an elite athlete, the fact that I had an elite's build helped me get over the my earlier perceptions. And I've always had problems finding good fitting clothing, but hey, it could be worse.
The obvious retort is that once elite distance runners cut back on their training and dieting and gain a little body fat, they still look fit and more sexy. Once a sprinter lays off the weights he/she just looks fat.
I met Lisa Kohl in normal attire and she was stunning. Somehow in race attire she turns into a troll.
