And SI wants to see it too.
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/900436312242757632
I've got Malcolm by 20 meters.
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https://twitter.com/Gladwell/status/900415657484980224
And SI wants to see it too.
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/900436312242757632
I've got Malcolm by 20 meters. -
This should be followed by a one on one b-ball throwdown.
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Malcom would smoke him. He might even lap him.
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It is on like Donkey Kong!
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Shoebacca wrote:
Malcom would smoke him. He might even lap him.
I'm a distance runner, I think it's preposterous when athletes from other sports think they can run xx:xx for a given distance. But Lebron trains (including cardio) like a damn animal. He could hang for a mile. -
minong wrote:
And SI wants to see it too.
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/900436312242757632
I've got Malcolm by 20 meters.
Like when did a mile race ever start from a crouch? Shows you how much SI knows about T&F
I've got Malcolm (whoever he is) by >150m -
Gladwell ran 5:03 at 52 years old at Fifth Avenue Mile 2015. Since I don't think Lebron can crack 6:00, I've got Gladwell by 300m.
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Bib #1 wrote:
Like when did a mile race ever start from a crouch? Shows you how much SI knows about T&F
Shows how much you know. Check out this mile race.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_NzZP_LK0 -
If LeBron is going to to a track and field event for fun, it wouldn't likely be a mile. He would be much better at any running event below a mile, any jumping or throwing event, and very likely hurdles as well.
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SI: you don't get into blocks for a mile race.
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xxcxcxcxww wrote:
SI: you don't get into blocks for a mile race.
They didn't have any distance oriented stock photos that would reliably accommodate LeBron's head. -
Willis offers his services.
https://twitter.com/nickwillis/status/900447912488042497 -
NBA players have an extremely high aerobic capacity. Someone like Ray Allen or Steph Curry are constantly moving off the ball, both could easily run sub-5 on any given day.
Lebron would sit on Malcolm the first 3 laps then bust out a 55 second last lap. It wouldn't be close. -
Malcolm Xwell wrote:
Gladwell ran 5:03 at 52 years old at Fifth Avenue Mile 2015. Since I don't think Lebron can crack 6:00, I've got Gladwell by 300m.
You're a fool if you don't realize that ANY super-elite male athlete can break 6 easily. There's a decent chance Lebron could go sub 5. Plenty of college basketball stars have been known to. -
Qwertu wrote:
You're a fool if you don't realize that ANY super-elite male athlete can break 6 easily. There's a decent chance Lebron could go sub 5. Plenty of college basketball stars have been known to.
Source? -
Malcolm Xwell wrote:
Gladwell ran 5:03 at 52 years old at Fifth Avenue Mile 2015. Since I don't think Lebron can crack 6:00, I've got Gladwell by 300m.
Some results: https://www.athlinks.com/search/unclaimed/malcolm%20gladwell -
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Malcolm Xwell wrote:
Gladwell ran 5:03 at 52 years old at Fifth Avenue Mile 2015. Since I don't think Lebron can crack 6:00, I've got Gladwell by 300m.
Some results: https://www.athlinks.com/search/unclaimed/malcolm%20gladwell
If that link isn't working...
Red Hook Crit 5k
Apr 30, 2016NY, USA
Malcolm GladwellM
FINAL TIME
18:58
Goshen Turkey Trot
Nov 26, 2015CT, USA
Malcolm GladwellM52
FINAL TIME
43:25
NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile
Sep 13, 2015NY, USA
Malcolm GladwellM52
FINAL TIME
05:03.00
Investors Bank President's Cup Night Race
Jun 15, 2015NJ, USA
Malcolm GladwellM51
FINAL TIME
17:55
Redhook Crit 5K
Apr 25, 2015NY, USA
Malcolm GladwellM
FINAL TIME
18:15
Santa Monica Run Fest
Oct 19, 2014CA, USA
Malcolm GladwellM51
FINAL TIME
19:40
NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile
Sep 13, 2014NY, USA
Malcolm GladwellM51
FINAL TIME
04:54.00
NYRR Team Championships
Aug 2, 2014NY, USA
Malcolm GladwellM50
FINAL TIME
32:12
President's Cup Nite Race 5K
Jun 16, 2014NJ, USA
Malcolm GladwellM50
FINAL TIME
18:58
NBR McCarren Park Track Classic
Apr 25, 2014NY, USA
Malcolm GladwellM50
FINAL TIME
05:13.94
Red Hook Criterium
Mar 30, 2014NY, USA
Malcolm GladwellM
FINAL TIME
19:19
NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile Presented by Nissan
Sep 22, 2013NY, USA
Malcolm GladwellM50
FINAL TIME
05:03.00 -
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Qwertu wrote:
You're a fool if you don't realize that ANY super-elite male athlete can break 6 easily. There's a decent chance Lebron could go sub 5. Plenty of college basketball stars have been known to.
Source?
I've heard plenty of anecdotes both for my own alma ma and other colleges.
If you don't believe me, on page 3 of this thread from just a month ago, someone compiled all of the sub-5s for UNC over the years. There are dozens from just ONE elite college basketball program.
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=8321389&page=2 -
Qwertu wrote:
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Qwertu wrote:
You're a fool if you don't realize that ANY super-elite male athlete can break 6 easily. There's a decent chance Lebron could go sub 5. Plenty of college basketball stars have been known to.
Source?
I've heard plenty of anecdotes both for my own alma ma and other colleges.
If you don't believe me, on page 3 of this thread from just a month ago, someone compiled all of the sub-5s for UNC over the years. There are dozens from just ONE elite college basketball program.
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=8321389&page=2
You're comparing "ONE elite college basketball program" with a *record* of 4:36, likely by a lanky young kid to a 250-lb pro basketball player and a 150 (or less?)-lb lifelong distance runner who can still run a 5:00 mile. My money is on the runner. -
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Qwertu wrote:
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Qwertu wrote:
You're a fool if you don't realize that ANY super-elite male athlete can break 6 easily. There's a decent chance Lebron could go sub 5. Plenty of college basketball stars have been known to.
Source?
I've heard plenty of anecdotes both for my own alma ma and other colleges.
If you don't believe me, on page 3 of this thread from just a month ago, someone compiled all of the sub-5s for UNC over the years. There are dozens from just ONE elite college basketball program.
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=8321389&page=2
You're comparing "ONE elite college basketball program" with a *record* of 4:36, likely by a lanky young kid to a 250-lb pro basketball player and a 150 (or less?)-lb lifelong distance runner who can still run a 5:00 mile. My money is on the runner.
I didn't say Lebron would win. I said there was a decent chance he could go sub-5, because there is.
