Great track stars who "convert" to the marathon. How many do it because of social pressure?

200 meter pr at age 18- 28.5

200 meter pr at age 34- 22.8

400 meter pr at age 18- 57

400 meter pr at age 34- 50.9

My endurance has gone down with age, partly because of weight gain. But many ppl pure speed increases until age 50.

the430miler wrote:

200 meter pr at age 18- 28.5

200 meter pr at age 34- 22.8

400 meter pr at age 18- 57

400 meter pr at age 34- 50.9

My endurance has gone down with age, partly because of weight gain. But many ppl pure speed increases until age 50.

No way those are your age 18 prs, fake news right there. 28.5 in the 200, haaaaaaa!!!

the430miler wrote:

200 meter pr at age 18- 28.5

200 meter pr at age 34- 22.8

400 meter pr at age 18- 57

400 meter pr at age 34- 50.9

My endurance has gone down with age, partly because of weight gain. But many ppl pure speed increases until age 50.

If you can race the above 200m & 400m times, I tip my cap to you.

the430miler wrote:

200 meter pr at age 18- 28.5

200 meter pr at age 34- 22.8

400 meter pr at age 18- 57

400 meter pr at age 34- 50.9

My endurance has gone down with age, partly because of weight gain. But many ppl pure speed increases until age 50.

The problem here is your watch. It got old and slow.

Who are these many ppl?

Exactly 0 professional runners are switching to the marathon because they don’t have access to a track to train lmao

the430miler wrote:

200 meter pr at age 18- 28.5

200 meter pr at age 34- 22.8

400 meter pr at age 18- 57

400 meter pr at age 34- 50.9

My endurance has gone down with age, partly because of weight gain. But many ppl pure speed increases until age 50.

430miler: Are you close to age 34 today? Can someone meet you some where to see you sprint something close to your 200m/400m times stated above? Those times put you in the top 1% for letsrun posters. There aren't that many posters on letsrun who can sprint times stated, especially a middle-aged man. Can we see you sprint a sub-23.50 &/or a sub-52.00 200m and/or 400m soon?

Yes sir! We can set that up sometime.

My home/ ranch is in Boquillas Texas.

so maybe next time I'm in san antonio or austin?

I will also agree to running a sub-24 second 200meters with 2 different heavy guns/revolvers in each hand. Piece of physiological cake.

the430miler wrote:

I will also agree to running a sub-24 second 200meters with 2 different heavy guns/revolvers in each hand. Piece of physiological cake.

430miler, you are one scary fella!

Loaded or unloaded. You pick!

the430miler wrote:

Loaded or unloaded. You pick!

You posted what you posted regarding 200/400 person bests. Your attempts at intimidation do not change my opinion of your 200m speed. I do not believe you can sprint that fast now or in the near future.

My 100 and 300 are also extremely faster than they were 18 years ago.

I brought up the gun trick because that's even harder than running 22ish with no guns in hand.

Perhaps it would be more convenient for me to film and post it when I have some time off work in the lab? That way you don't have to come to the great republic of texxxas

Post video if you like. You may want to train properly and race master races indoors. Sprinters race very fast times on the indoor track in ABQ, NM. I am sure you do not mind going to ABQ, NM every now and then in the winter.

Love alb

May do the oru indoor meet. Depends on how things are going in the lab

After Wanjiru skipped what would have been a brilliant track career to crush the marathon the way he did, I thought we would be seeing armies of 19 year olds moving up early. There must be a lot more money in track than we realize, as marathons do appear to be where the money is. That being said, there are definitely plenty of examples of track guys who turned out to be a bad fit in the marathon.