What is the worst running advice you have ever received?
What is the worst running advice you have ever received?
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PaybackPig wrote:
What is the worst running advice you have ever received?
My dad told me to yell f*#k-off to anyone who pushed me in a race, three days later I did exactly that to a Dutch guy. He confronted me after the race and it was really embarrassing. He was a really nice guy. -
I ran track one time with friends last year, I had to go to the bathroom and didn't want to go on the side of the track as we were at a highschool. My friend told me he normally hops the fences and goes in the woods. I hopped the fence, tripped and fell in a ditch and severely f'd my ankle up. I was out for months after that.
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PaybackPig wrote:
What is the worst running advice you have ever received?
My running coach in college once told me to meet with his wife (our assistant coach) for a healing session. He said, "you're injured and she's got healing powers. I've seen it." - Scott Simmons on his wife Petra
I was not healed, and that guy and his wife are crazy quacks! He should not be coaching anyone! -
Coach told me not to go hard if no one is near me. But prefontaine is my idol so I didnt listen.
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Breathe in through your nose.
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I thought this was going to go in a different direction.
psychic healer wrote:
My running coach in college once told me to meet with his wife (our assistant coach) for a healing session. He said, "you're injured and she's got healing powers. I've seen it." - Scott Simmons on his wife Petra
I was not healed, and that guy and his wife are crazy quacks! He should not be coaching anyone! -
Being told to stop running, as I'll "ruin my knees"-- from multiple out-of-shape people, many of whom with knees ruined by something other than running.
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I was an NCAA D1 qualifier and conference medalist in the 800m. Extended family member was a D1 football lineman. He told me to be able to dress for practice with the team after summer, he had to run an 800m under 2:50, take a break and run another under 3:00. (I was always skeptical of those times but that's beside the point). He would frequently tell me that the best way to train for the 800m was to run 2 miles all out every day and he would claim to know what he was talking about because he was a D1 athlete too and had to run those 800s once a year.
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lengthen your stride, when they really just mean run faster.
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Same old, same old... wrote:
Being told to stop running, as I'll "ruin my knees"-- from multiple out-of-shape people, many of whom with knees ruined by something other than running.
+1. I heard that one over 30 years ago. My knees and hips are the healthiest part of my body. My ankles are another story. -
"All fast runners do their easy days b/w 6:00-6:10/mile"
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Check the LetsRun MB for training advice.
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carbo-load the night before races. It always made me feel lethargic.
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"Run like the wind."
So I ended up crashing into the timing tent and causing a huge ruckus. -
Coach told me to chase my dreams but wasnt specific on what kind of dream. Long story short I ended up with a 4th degree sexual assault charge.
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Wear minimalist running shoes...
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hammerhead___1 wrote:
"All fast runners do their easy days b/w 6:00-6:10/mile"
...that's D1 coaching for ya
This -
+1
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"It's better to breath through your nose while you run"
Not even joking. Someone told me this once.
