I am curious what you all think an NFL running back can do a 5k? alot of these guys are between 5-9 and 5-11 weight 215-245 pounds of muscle.
I think that if any of these guys can go under 17 minutes it would be pretty impressive and give an argument for runners who believe cross training and lifting is beneficial.
what do you think?
I think you're a moron
Jamal Lewis can have about 4 months to train if he wants.
HAve you ever been on a track team?
Ever seen the sprinters run more than a half mile warm up?
Ever ask them to run a mile?
I would imagine trying to get these guys to run 3 miles flat out would be much harder
When Steve Spurrier was at Florida, he had players do a conditioning test in which they had to run a specified number of laps (I'm assumming 400m) in 12 minutes. The number depended on your position.
DEs and QBs had to run 6 laps in 12 minutes. I assume DBs and RBs had to run more, but probably not more than 8 laps. But supposedly most of the guys were totally gassed afterwards. If you can't run 2 miles in 12 minutes, you're not going to run an 18 minute 5k...
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I doubt any of them could break 20 minutes. Everyone thinks that these guys are in superb shape, which they are, but if you never run 5 km, you're not going to run a great time.
It's like asking if Paul Tergat could play as a running back. Yes, he's in great shape, but he's clearly not cut out for it and very little if any of his training is geared towards that end.