Ultra Trail Guy wrote:
Trucker hat on backwards wrote:
You make a compelling case, worthy of any pot-addled ultrafanboy.
There is nothing i could say to convince a bunch of hal higdons flat perfect weathered no backboned roadies that train on tracks and sidewalks in crappy towns in jersey
^^^ beautiful words my friend..I'd love to take some of these LRC clowns and drop them off in the mts and see their "elite" running prowess come in handy
I just asked myself who is Nick Symmonds and I found this: "Off the track, Symmonds has dated Paris Hilton. Symmonds has been called the "Brad Pitt" of track." on wikipedia.
Mountain Goats can't break 4:00 wrote:
Walmsley could almost do this double. He would tempo 3:59 for his starve, but then he would take a wrong turn at Tengboche and end up passed out with a dead hooker in Bangladesh
Sounds about right.
adiBRO wrote:
I'll only be impressed if he does it unsupported, as in no sherpa and no food or water, only run gum.
I'll be impressed if he does it supported but without bottled oxygen. Bottled oxygen is not needed, and anyone who uses it should just take a helicopter to the top.
Nick should grow up and get a job.
DW wrote:
This guy is abit of a crack smoker. I never knew Olympians were so desperate for money that they have to risk their life to promote their sponsors.
How bout get a real job and make real money?
Why get a real job when you can make a living enjoying life?
1,832 humans have swum the English Channel.
Might as well make a new type of triathlon. something for Ironman competitors to aspire to :)
Both your guesses are great: 37 guys have broken 1:43. Symmonds is the 33rd-fastest.
Matt Taylor, an American who broke 4 minutes in 1988 is attempting to summit this year.
He is presently in base camp.
At 53 years old ( birthday yesterday) he is being guided and with Sherpas.
My guess is he does it, weather permitting.
Now what I would pay to see is if a bunch of other sub-4 milers came across this publicity stunt and decided to try to beat him to the top. What if we actually had a race of like 5 runners who are already sub-4 beginning their ascent together and trying to be the first one to reach the top. Should it be no holds barred?
Climbing Everest with a guide is a joke. Are people still impressed by this? You pay 10s of thousands of dollars to clip into fixed lines and do a nontechnical slog of a hike. Bonus: You get to do it in a conga line of rich trophy hunters who are looking to add "world's tallest mountain" to their athletic resumes. I really don't understand why anyone gives a sh1t about Everest.
Much like the sleeping with Paris Hilton thing: nice to post about but way too freakin' scary to actually do.
Sesamoiditis wrote:
He only mentions Edmund Hillary, and not Tenzing Norgay, as the first to summit Everest.
Yes he did. It was obviously mentioned. Did you even watch the video....?
1991premilechamp wrote:
Matt Taylor, an American who broke 4 minutes in 1988 is attempting to summit this year.
He is presently in base camp.
Lol! Any way to confirm this? This is gonna totally screw up Symmonds' five-year business plan. Unfortunately, I don't think it will count as the first Everest summit by a sub 4 miler unless Mr. Taylor posts about the climb extensively on instagram.
1991premilechamp wrote:
Matt Taylor, an American who broke 4 minutes in 1988 is attempting to summit this year.
He is presently in base camp.
At 53 years old ( birthday yesterday) he is being guided and with Sherpas.
My guess is he does it, weather permitting.
I hope Matt does. Though sadly it will only slightly detract from NS' self-promotion because I doubt there is any real intention of climbing Everest on Nick's part. To say he is going to do this in 2021 offers a million easy outs between now and then while reaping whatever benefits he is getting by simply promoting the idea that he will do it.
Forest Gump again wrote:
I just asked myself who is Nick Symmonds and I found this: "Off the track, Symmonds has dated Paris Hilton. Symmonds has been called the "Brad Pitt" of track." on wikipedia.
Looks like Nick has been writing his own Wikipedia.
Nick loves Letsrun wrote:
Forest Gump again wrote:
I just asked myself who is Nick Symmonds and I found this: "Off the track, Symmonds has dated Paris Hilton. Symmonds has been called the "Brad Pitt" of track." on wikipedia.
Looks like Nick has been writing his own Wikipedia.
Is not every third tier runner doing that?
samax wrote:
Climbing Everest with a guide is a joke. Are people still impressed by this? You pay 10s of thousands of dollars to clip into fixed lines and do a nontechnical slog of a hike. Bonus: You get to do it in a conga line of rich trophy hunters who are looking to add "world's tallest mountain" to their athletic resumes. I really don't understand why anyone gives a sh1t about Everest.
I really don't understand why anyone gives a sh1t about a 4 minute mile. It's been done by a zillion people
Are we going to countdown until there's a GoFundMe or something along those lines to pay for this attempt? My guess is that it will take $150k-$200k from now until the big event.
John Utah wrote:
Seriously mate? wrote:
This guy is beyond obnoxious.
I can't stand the guy, but on the other hand, the dude is just trying to carve out a living doing what he wants to do. Can't blame anyone for that. Gotta pay the bills.
Agreed on both posts. I, for one, will pay him no attention.