not following wrote:
Why would he need to break 58 in a quarter to be good at distance running?
Because depending on the event, being "good" requires you to sustain a pace close to or faster than that for multiple laps...fucktard.
not following wrote:
Why would he need to break 58 in a quarter to be good at distance running?
Because depending on the event, being "good" requires you to sustain a pace close to or faster than that for multiple laps...fucktard.
jjjjjjjjj wrote:
What is wrong here is that coaches do not even talk to the back of the packers.
This is so true. I was a mid packer in HS and I was invisible to my coach. He spent all his time helping the 15 flat to 15:30 guys.
qrstuv wrote:
not following wrote:Why would he need to break 58 in a quarter to be good at distance running?
Because depending on the event, being "good" requires you to sustain a pace close to or faster than that for multiple laps...fucktard.
You clearly don't understand distance running. Who the hell is running "close to or faster than" 58 seconds for 5k? Jordan Hasay is a perfect example. Couldn't break 60 seconds in the 400 in HS and yet was among the best distance runners in the nation because she had great strength.
We are talking about adult distance athletes here and very likely male in the case of this argument since none of the four women of letsrun have posted yet.
The argument isn't sex specific. No guys in high school are running close to 58 seconds over the course of 5k. If you can sit on 70s or 4:40/mile pace as a HS male, that's great. Being able to do that has nothing to do with being able to break 58 in the 400.
Do you consider that "good" when guys the same age from other parts of the world run closer to 58 than 70 per lap?
qrstuv wrote:
higher miles wrote:Based on what. Have you actually tested everyone's genes? And which gene limits mileage?
Hypocrite. On what do you base your assumption that high mileage is necessary for success? It sure isn't science.
I don't think you know what hypocrite means. Because nowhere in my post did I assume that high mileage is necessary for success.
SMJO wrote:
Experience and observation. I have known many people who tried everything within their power to very gradually build their miles. Many crumbled before they even hit 50 miles.
Others managed to very gradually add until they reached 100 while going incredibly slowly to do so. By the time they got there they were too old to run fast.
I don't need to test for a gene to find out why an Albino can't get a tan.
No, you do not know many people that have tried everything within their power to build up to high mileage. You know people that have tried a few different things and couldn't figure it out. There are tens and tens of explanations why people might not be able to handle high mileage.
And you are very wrong in your last comment. Yes you actually do need to test for a gene to find out why an albino can't get a tan.
Do you know these people too? Probably not.
I don't need to test for the gene, somebody else already did.
Try not to start your sentences with "And", you'll blow your cover if you keep that up.
nice comment coach wrote:
What kind of comment is that?
Well, given that you didn't post anything about what times you ran, I can't make a fully informed opinion.
However, it probably is a very honest opinion. Notice how many elites there are? Very few. Almost no one has the genetics.
SMJO wrote:
Do you know these people too? Probably not.
I don't need to test for the gene, somebody else already did.
Try not to start your sentences with "And", you'll blow your cover if you keep that up.
I probably don't know those people, but that's not the point. The point is whether or not they've actually tried everything in their power like you said. Stick to the point and respond to that comment.
If someone else tested for the gene, then that shows that a genetic test is required. You cannot just look at an albino-looking person and assume that they are genetically albino. This goes against what you are saying.
I don't know how to respond to your last line. What is blowing cover and what does starting sentences with "and" have to do with that?
My old Padawan wrote:
Notice how many elites there are? Very few. Almost no one has the genetics.
That says nothing about genetics... Even if running was 100% how hard you worked, there would still be few "elites." By definition of elite there are few elites.
Yes, they did.
SMJO wrote:
Yes, they did.
Like what? How do you know? Are you going to admit that you were wrong about albinos?
higher miles wrote:
SMJO wrote:Yes, they did.
Like what? How do you know? Are you going to admit that you were wrong about albinos?
Hahaha yeah right. SMJO never admits when he's wrong. He just ignores you and tries to change the subject.
higher miles wrote:
SMJO wrote:Yes, they did.
Like what? How do you know? Are you going to admit that you were wrong about albinos?
I knew most of these factors:
Lifestyle, diet, age, athletic background, race, cultural background, obvious gait abnormalities, birth defects, running surface, hydration levels, gender, cardiac problems, data from a physical, drug use, mental illness, previous attempts to build mileage...and more.
No, an albino can't get a tan. I am not wrong.
This is reminiscent of a certain cow run...
nice comment coach wrote:
beantaxi wrote:OP ... are you saying this was even faster than when you were chased by that cow?
umm.. thanks for another thread related SERIOUS COMMENT *rolls eyes*
I'm starting to like this poster. It's a very amusing style. Nice to see someone else caught it.
Sorry about the useless comments OP, but lets be real...this is Letsrun, you gotta expect all kinds of troll comments. Comes with the territory.
SMJO wrote:
No, an albino can't get a tan. I am not wrong.
That is not what you said. You said something more like "I don't need a genetic test to figure out why an albino can't get a tan" and that statement is wrong. You absolutely do need a genetic test to figure out if the person is even genetically albino to being with. You are in fact wrong.
higher miles wrote:
SMJO wrote:No, an albino can't get a tan. I am not wrong.
That is not what you said. You said something more like "I don't need a genetic test to figure out why an albino can't get a tan" and that statement is wrong. You absolutely do need a genetic test to figure out if the person is even genetically albino to being with. You are in fact wrong.
No "I" do not. You might, I don't.