Lets just agree that road and track are for 1977. Running in 2018 is all about the trail and running fast on ultras. Running has evolved and we no longer need the track.
Lets just agree that road and track are for 1977. Running in 2018 is all about the trail and running fast on ultras. Running has evolved and we no longer need the track.
I agree with this
Sagee Canaddy wrote:
I agree with this
So long as we all agree that ultras are where those who could not cut it in track default.
Ca$hclay wrote:
Sagee Canaddy wrote:
I agree with this
So long as we all agree that ultras are where those who could not cut it in track default.
So as long as we agree track losers aren't tough enough to hack it on the trail.
So as long as we agree I am the world record holder on the 7-hour course only I know, and that it's an unbelievably hard run, that I only walked during a few times.
I agree. Track is boring as fu##!!!!
Sagee Canaddy wrote:
I agree with this
OK, I'll bite. It's too tough to train for ultras as a youtubing, instagraming, strava-ing, on-line coaching runner. I'm sticking with MT races from now on (Mountain-____-Trail). Track is dead, though I watch it on the interwebs.
...but can you run an ultra on a track?
/thread
If we tore up all the tracks around the world, and put mountains in their place, the world would be a lot better off.
Rage Candy wrote:
If we tore up all the tracks around the world, and put mountains in their place, the world would be a lot better off.
Those mountains would be very tall and skinny, presenting an avalanche hazard to the surrounding area, which would often include school-age children.
You are one sick dude.
I so enjoy running trails and for hours. I've been runningb trails for about ten years now.
No I haven't raced ultras or trails and do not plan too. Though I do see why it's taking off.
theJeff wrote:
Rage Candy wrote:
If we tore up all the tracks around the world, and put mountains in their place, the world would be a lot better off.
Those mountains would be very tall and skinny, presenting an avalanche hazard to the surrounding area, which would often include school-age children.
You are one sick dude.
Maybe this is his proposed solution to the overpopulation problem.
Welllll wrote:
theJeff wrote:
Those mountains would be very tall and skinny, presenting an avalanche hazard to the surrounding area, which would often include school-age children.
You are one sick dude.
Maybe this is his proposed solution to the overpopulation problem.
I didn't think one could lie so much with such few words, but "Jeff" somehow pulled it off. Elevated structures like mountains solve overpopulation just as apartments do. Or would you rather the world be ONE giant bungalow? Do walls cause avalanches?
sageisararename wrote:
Welllll wrote:
Maybe this is his proposed solution to the overpopulation problem.
I didn't think one could lie so much with such few words, but "Jeff" somehow pulled it off. Elevated structures like mountains solve overpopulation just as apartments do. Or would you rather the world be ONE giant bungalow? Do walls cause avalanches?
How did I lie? (Did you think I made both of those statements? The last part of your post was somewhat incoherent...)
In order to be classified as a mountain, a peak must be 300m above the surrounding area. To fit inside a track, a mountain with a 300m peak would have a base of roughly 160m x 60m. That gives you a base angle of roughly 75º. That would absolutely be a tipping hazard.
Pete Biyars wrote:
Lets just agree that road and track are for 1977. Running in 2018 is all about the trail and running fast on ultras. Running has evolved and we no longer need the track.
Track is dead. Trail is better.
You base your running decisions on what is "in"? Who cares what the trend is. Long runs wreck your body and lead to premature aging and decrepitude. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Nothing beats being on a high school 4 x 400 for talent and also picking up chicks.
The biggest reason these are "in" is because people don't want to embarrass themselves. If the challenge is running far, or running up brutal hills or in bad weather, then suddenly you can feel accomplished even though you are slow. That said, if people got past the embarrassment, they would learn that running track would make them not only more accomplished athletes, but allow them to be healthier and stronger individuals. When people can't run fast, instead they choose to run "far", or "up a big hill", but if they would just challenge themselves on the track their body would gain much more from the experience.
Hdjdjdjdd wrote:
Nothing beats being on a high school 4 x 400 for talent and also picking up chicks.
The chicks who are still at the meet by the time the 4x4 goes off are clearly groupies, and yes, your chances with them increase substantially.
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