Anyone watch Letterman last night? Dean Karnazes was on, talking about ultramarathoning and his attempt to run 300 miles without sleep breaks. Nothing too deep about his training, but it was interesting. Dean seemed to get pretty good audience response- I think that they thought what he was trying to do was so far-out that it was almost funny. Letterman seemed to be a little at a loss of what to say to him. Overall a good exposure for distance running.
Extreme running, not distance running. Running like that guy does is WAY extreme and cannot be healthy. The guy is amazing.
Spokanite wrote:Extreme running, not distance running. Running like that guy does is WAY extreme and cannot be healthy. The guy is amazing.
Hmmm, not distance running? You got some sort of definition the rest of the world can go by. Anything over 10k is...???
"...cannot be healthy....' And your reason for saying this?
He runs long distances.
There are no studies regarding long distance that conclude that running is bad for you.
What is it that every time something beyond the 10k or outside the track is mentioned on this forum this sort of ignorant tripe springs up? You appear to be in Spokane, train and run the Daybreak Climb a Mountain run in July--then come back and talk about distance running.
Dude ran 226 miles straight. If you've heard the story from him, it's hilarious. Guy was sleep running at one point.
I could tell if he was joking or not about the pizza being delivered. He did get a good audience response and dave just seemed to confused about what to talk about. When the interview was over dean just bolted! I think he forgot to stay seated. It was worth the watch.
i didnt find him particularly funny--it was dave's comments that set him up for any laughs he got from the audience. the guy just seemed like the other geeky ultra runners in my running club--not that there's anything wrong with that.
He looks healthy.
Interestingly, when I go to races, most of the people don't look incredibly healthy to me.
Woonsocket wrote:
There are no studies regarding long distance that conclude that running is bad for you.
just b/c there are no studies does not mean running isnt bad for you.
one of the things karnazes said last night was that he has good biomechanics. that's key. most humans do not have good biomechanics that allow them to run long distances, LONG TERM, injury free. therefore, running long distances IS bad.
He also said, if I recall, that he'd never been injured. So I guess that running has been good for him.
I was surprised at how well the audience responded to him- and it wasn't just Letterman setting him up either. From some of the "he must be crazy to run that far" jokes before he came on, I was expecting him to be set up as a "weirdo with a wacky talent" type thing, but he talked and was treated like a pretty normal guy.
he has never been injured and he attributed this to good biomechanics. he never indicated running was good for him--the mere fact that he brought up good biomechanics when questioned about injury says alot.
very few humans are born with perfect biomechanics (ie bone structure/alignment). even the slightest misalignment or mistracking of a kneecap can spell injury over a couple short years of running.
Now that is a blast from the distant past - Mr. Walt Stack, ultra man from good ole San Fran...
If memory serves me, he liked to run a mile or two... or 70!