Meb Keflezghi's response to the lack of sub 2:10 american distance runners "they take their easy days too easy."

Wish they'd asked more about his training

2:06 Japanese marathoner did his easy runs at a 8 minute pace.

http://bobhodge.us/running-logs/takayuki-inubushi/

He also said run twice every day but Christmas. Good for him and I love him, but sometimes he reminds me of *lite* Lindgren.

Tinman DESTROYED with FACTS and LOGIC

This from a guy with tons of talent whom only ran 2:08 while Hall ran 2:06. Yeah he got a silver at a hit Olympic thon and won New York and Boston. But did ever run a fast time fir his ability. I say no

Thbcvvb wrote:

This from a guy with tons of talent whom only ran 2:08 while Hall ran 2:06. Yeah he got a silver at a hit Olympic thon and won New York and Boston. But did ever run a fast time fir his ability. I say no

Hall recently said on the Lance Armstrong podcast, that he did his easy runs really slow.

I'd like to hear John Kellogg's thoughts about this. I've read several essays in which he argues that keeping your easy runs very easy, especially early in the training cycle, is key. It keeps the overall stress level manageable. Running easy runs too hard, he argues, may lead to staleness and burnout when you get close to peak.

Thbcvvb wrote:

This from a guy with tons of talent whom only ran 2:08 while Hall ran 2:06. Yeah he got a silver at a hit Olympic thon and won New York and Boston. But did ever run a fast time fir his ability. I say no

I hate so much that Meb got that silver. He should have gotten the bronze and the dude who was comfortably leading should have won. I hate that so much

JamesTheAmateur wrote:

Thbcvvb wrote:

This from a guy with tons of talent whom only ran 2:08 while Hall ran 2:06. Yeah he got a silver at a hit Olympic thon and won New York and Boston. But did ever run a fast time fir his ability. I say no

I hate so much that Meb got that silver. He should have gotten the bronze and the dude who was comfortably leading should have won. I hate that so much

Meb's medals and major titles mean much more than Hall's fast times to everyone except LetsRun folks. That's the way it is. It's about medals and titles, man.

I'm not sure who he is talking about, but for a 2:08 guy, finishing an easy run with a few 6:00 miles should be non-controversial. It scales to mid-8's for 3:00 runner. And of course those runs are mostly slower anyway.

Not Even As wrote:

Meb's medals and major titles mean much more than Hall's fast times to everyone except LetsRun folks. That's the way it is. It's about medals and titles, man.

Nobody besides letsrun folks even knows Meb or Ryan Hall exists

Dr Yuengling wrote:

Not Even As wrote:

Meb's medals and major titles mean much more than Hall's fast times to everyone except LetsRun folks. That's the way it is. It's about medals and titles, man.

Nobody besides letsrun folks even knows Meb or Ryan Hall exists

Most avid runners who aren't that serious but know a little about elite running know who meb is. He's like the only elite US marathoner in recent years who has been on regular tv commercials.

Thbcvvb wrote:

This from a guy with tons of talent whom only ran 2:08 while Hall ran 2:06. Yeah he got a silver at a hit Olympic thon and won New York and Boston. But did ever run a fast time fir his ability. I say no

JamesTheAmateur wrote:

I hate so much that Meb got that silver. He should have gotten the bronze and the dude who was comfortably leading should have won. I hate that so much

Vanderlei de Lima was awesome.

Easy days easy wrote:

Hall recently said on the Lance Armstrong podcast, that he did his easy runs really slow.

Do you happen to recall what part of the podcast that was?

There's a lot of speculation out there with regards to easy runs. Who knows what the truth is. For elite runners, there's a lot on the line. For us blokes, the important thing is basically not to push too hard to avoid injury and keeping it going for as long as we desire. That means you need sufficient rest, i.e., a lot of easy days. Since you're not elite, a lot more of your training can consist of cross training.

There will be moments where you want to peak for a fun run, of course, but overthinking it will probably just make you worse off. Besides, no one cares, especially your wife. She definitely gives no sh*ts.

The marathon isn't an accomplishment. Running the marathon fast isn't an accomplishment.

So what's the point?

matt_london_413 wrote:

What's the point?

Welcome to the human condition. No one has an answer for you.

You like beer?

Fake News said: Most avid runners who aren't that serious but know a little about elite running know who meb is. He's like the only elite US marathoner in recent years who has been on regular tv commercials.

I hope you are sitting down because this might come as something of a shock to you, but running is a sport in countries other than the United States, there are runners in other countries too, and not everyone watches American television adverts.

at practice today I asked a bunch of regular runners (there were 25 people altogether) if they could tell me who Meb Keflizighi or Ryan Hall are. one of them said, "isn't Ryan Hall that comedian who does the Oscars?"

cheers.