No. She is an MD in the U.S., but yes on the hot.
Not Fast But Furious wrote:
Sponsored athlete?! Yeah right.
You also have a hot girlfriend in Canada that no one has ever seen.
U Moran wrote:I am a sponsored athlete, but not in running. I suppose the fact that I am a mile into my cooldown by the time you finish grates and you are triggered by my comments. I extend my empathy to you on that. At least we both would agree that 4:59 is not a "fast mile".
MaybeItsMe wrote:
coahc wrote:
New article discusses what coaches and those who have run fast have known for years. Question is would you be happier with a 4:59 mile or a 3:15 marathon at the age of 40. The real question who would be the healthier athlete.
A 4:59 mile is much more impressive than a 3:15 marathon. I ran a sub-3 without breaking 5.
As someone who started with 5K distance - and moved to the marathon - and then ultra marathons, I'm getting excited about moving back down and focusing on shorter distances again. As someone who came from soccer and basketball, it feels more athletic.
While I think the seasoned vets and pros do 100mpw or more with properly fast easy runs and quality - I think most people (ultra types, especially) really end up slogging through a lot of volume. Mechanically, physiologically, etc aren't properly tuned to do it well - especially on trails, etc. Maybe it's me, but I tend to respond better to intervals, and higher end tempo stuff.
Great post. Everyone is different. I hate the pain of the 5k and I am losing leg speed at 38. I didn't run at all from age 18 to 33 (June 2002 to May 2017). Lost my youth and probably my peak. The upside is that I have a chance at setting lifetime PRs at 5k-26.2 in my late 30s and early 40s, versus chasing ghosts and HS/just-out-of-college times (modest: 11:30 2-mile at age 18, 18:33 5k at age 24). I didn't run my best half/full until this past October (1:33/3:20) at age 37.
I like the longer races like 13.1/26.2 but with trail runs and ultras, there's more risk for injury. I know a woman who is out multiple weeks with a twisted ankle :( after running a longer ultra race.