Some good posts here, but if you want the best answer, read David Epstein's the Sports Gene.
Some good posts here, but if you want the best answer, read David Epstein's the Sports Gene.
The Way We Were wrote:
adsfasdfasdfdsafdsaaf wrote:People like to talk about pain tolerance and the like but it isn't clear to me how much that remotely matters for most athletes. People like the idea because it makes them feel better about themselves.
People like to talk about genetics because it makes them feel better to blame their slow time on something beyond their control.
It is a lot easier to put in the work when you see results. You see this across everything in life. People like to credit their hard work for success and blame outside forces for their failure. As always it is combo along with chance that determines our faith.
RacingtheCanteloupe wrote:
Some good posts here, but if you want the best answer, read David Epstein's the Sports Gene.
I enjoyed that book, too. Some very interesting stuff.
Coach J46 wrote:
You are talking about me! Except I'm 71 and used to run 17 min. However, I don't look like I'm going to die when I do speed work at a 9 min. mile pace. My legs just don't go any faster!
That's awesome that you still run. You aren't who I was talking about. I'm talking about the 25-35 year olds that aren't fat. Good for them to stick with it and put in some effort. Genetics for running are a wierd thing
On the opposite end of the spectrum, I was listening to a house of run podcast and they interviewed Paul chelimo. He said he trained for few months and ran his first 5k in 15:10. That is just as baffling to me. Is that even possible? Surely he must have meant that he's been running all his life and had only been doing workouts for a few months
Not for those ageless wonders. As you get older genetics play a huge role for those that can continue to train consistently and those that are the walking wounded and can't run.That's why when you see these GM & Senior ageless wonders running smoking fast times and leaving people in awe, it's all about the genetics and nothing more...who could have imagined.