Fit looking but surprisingly slow people /:

Maxwell's silver hammer came down . . .

I think we lose perspective sometimes being on a running forum and likely surrounded by fast runners but 8-8:30 pace is much faster than most people go so she is fit to be able to do that. Not many people want to push themselves to get really fast, it's painful at first and the general population isn't interested in that

Looking fit and being fast have very little to do with each other.

One is a tradecraft and the other is a skill you develop through conditioning.

They might look or sound like they are struggling but it could just be the way they run. When I run I often breathe really heavily even at easy 8-9 minute paces and sound the same as when I'm running a sub-18 5k. People who I have run with have commented on my breathing, but that's just how its always been. Could be the same for those people. Who are you to judge them?

Just because someone goes to the gym and works on their physique, it doesn't make them a good athlete. Two different things.

Hey, watch the micro-aggressions, man.

There are 2 ladies on the LPGA with really bad tempers on the golf coarse , and this is a green flag for me looking for a mate.

She probably doesn’t run very often? It’s not rocket science, dude. The people you see running are probably just gym rats getting in their “cardio” sessions.

They have a low VO2 max in most cases.

Think of a Corvette with the engine taken out. and replaced with a go-kart engine. It still looks fast.

It’s genetics. A female who follows me on instagram runs about 7 miles each day and has a body that looks like a 5 minute miler yet she does her tempos at 9 minute pace or something.

a fit chick who ran trails at 8 minute pace today wrote:

They might look or sound like they are struggling but it could just be the way they run. When I run I often breathe really heavily even at easy 8-9 minute paces and sound the same as when I'm running a sub-18 5k. People who I have run with have commented on my breathing, but that's just how its always been. Could be the same for those people. Who are you to judge them?

I mean that’s true but I’ve seen women at races who look amazing and athletic (I do not...let’s just say faster than I look) but do really slow times. I mean sometimes you go to a race and deliberately go slowly and sound winded when you aren’t but not likely. So yeah I’ve wondered this too.

I'm fit, run 70kmw, workout too, look good, etc., but I'm just slow. I'm not an athlete in any sense, just work hard to be fit.

This ridiculous observation and question comes up once in a while here. How you look or the level of you body fat has nothing to do with whether you can run at an elite or even sub elite or even good level. Assuming you are thin and fit, can you compete with world class runners who look about the same as you? No you can not! Should they throw their noses in the air and ask why you are so slow?

Don't be so uppity. Don't be so clueless.

Could be she just isn't a runner, she does another sport, or she simply doesn't do much aerobic work at all. She could be someone who for example does a lot of spinning, rock climbing and is really fit and healthy in the true sense of it, or really into yoga, pilates and toning, but little of her training is running specific. She could also look after herself really well with diet and be very active in her day to day life.

Well 63 here , 6 feet tall 155 in real good shape . Running stinking slow 10+ min miles , the hip has gone to &hit .

Most likely they barely run. Most people think 10-15mpw is the tops you should run. No matter how talented an athlete you are, it’s hard to run well on that (unless of course you have some distance running background- then you could run 0mpw for 6mos and still complete a marathon)

I noticed when I saw the meathead and his CrossFit girlfriend at a planet fitness bragging about doing Tabata 10-20sec “sprints” at 10mph (6:00pace) - which is Marathon pace for some of us

Judge a book by its cover at your peril.

What trials was this chick at?