Predictor wrote:
The distance craze didn’t start until the 70s so I would bet that many of the sub4 guys in the mid 1960s did it on many repeat 200s and 400s without any real long run.
Exactly. I mentioned Roger Moens earlier. If Fred Wilt's profile is correct Moens never ran farther than 600 meters steadily in training.
Mike Boit never ran more than 4 miles?
Well, he did one day in March of 1982 in Eugene, 'cause he won a low-key 10K I ran in.
Also, I'm pretty sure Boit ran XC when he went to college in the US.
I'm too lazy to look up his college... was it Eastern New Mexico?
YMMV wrote:
Marius Bakken ran 13:06 without running more than an hour at a time. Even Coe ran over an hour once in a while.
Coe said that he ran 100 miles per week.
Don Bowden's longest runs were 4 to 6 miles.
chang wrote:
IHideBehindFacts61 wrote:
Yeah. Georgetown’s Mike Stahr rarely went over 10 Miles for long runs and he went sub 4 at one point.
Ovett didn't run over 10, according to information posted about his training. Of course, he would do do 10 twice a day sometimes.
Henry Marsh is the poster child for minimal training, but he did often run 10 once a week.
Ovett often would start back training with a half marathon or take part in a marathon, like 20 miles of the race.
jamin wrote:
A 1:43 800m runner with an XC background can run 2 1:59s in a row? No way.
http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/26/26805e14bee99a94139ad2151dd955bec4f20daf8ceb0d02fbc62ac973fe9320.jpg
Strangely, Jamin is the most accurate poster here. The guy has run 1:43 for 800m and he is a professional athlete. His problem is, due to his low mileage, his ability to change up his pace in a tactical world championship race, running negative splits.
Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:
Coe said that he ran 100 miles per week.
Coe said that? ? I had heard that he said he ran around 35-40 mpw tops. So...what's going on here Subway? Hey, since you live in the UK maybe you can call Sir Seb at the Buckingham Palace and get the straight scoop on this. ?
Let's Get To The Bottom Of This wrote:
Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:
Coe said that he ran 100 miles per week.
Coe said that? ? I had heard that he said he ran around 35-40 mpw tops. So...what's going on here Subway? Hey, since you live in the UK maybe you can call Sir Seb at the Buckingham Palace and get the straight scoop on this. ?
Well I always believed that too but someone put an interview of him on here a couple weeks ago (check the archives for 2-3 weeks ago) and Coe says that he used to do 100mpw but now only does 40mpw etc. I'm always skeptical of anyone's claimed mileage. (You live closer to BP than me ?).
YMMV wrote:
Grete Waitz had never run more than 12 miles before her first marathon, which she won in a world record. That pretty much takes the cake on this "longest run" issue for me.
http://www.marathonguide.com/features/firstmarathons/index.cfm?Story=Waitz
She ran a pedestrian 2:32 in that Marathon. Although it was the world record at the time. She went on to run much faster when she ran long. But I'm glad that takes the cake for you.
PortlandXCgirl wrote:
PortlandXCgirl wrote:
My prediction: 7 miles
Not too far off. Still shocking though. Imagine how many mile-specialist college guys are out there who do 22 mile long runs every weekend and only manage a 4:05.
How many mile-specialist college guys do you think are out there who do 22 mile long runs every weekend?
