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A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Me and my RP
You'll know your getting close to your fighting weight when people start telling you to eat a sandwich.
Marion Shut it and Run
One day at a time
Yeah, the "You're too thin, you need to stop running so much" line is also a good indicator. Obviously, these poor souls haven't seen me naked...
How about reversing the question and say, how much slower do you get by gaining weight?... it may be difficult to get an accurate #. It would probably help if anyone wishing to try this experiment uses a heart monitor, that way we can be totally objective. For this test, take (1) 20 lb. dumbell plate and find a way to secure it to your upper body. Go for a 5 mile run. Record your time. Subtract the difference of what you would normally run that distance / heart rate and there it is.
I've got a fever...
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Here's a calculator for such a thing, assuming no change in fitness (which is usually not the case -- usually weight loss is accompanied by improved fitness/conditioning).
What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles, Miles of Trials. How could they be expected to understand that? -John Parker
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. (Heb. 12:1b) Mile by Mile
I've got a naive question. I've seen a couple hardcore women in my area, hardcore as in bodies so slim, they look like tiny, breakable birds, though I realize they're at great "fighting" weight for a runner. Am I wrong to suspect that someone with so little bodyfat might have a weaker immune system then if they had a little more weight on them? On one hand, they gotta be tough because they're getting out there for huge mileage, but I wonder how they manage it when they look almost sickly. Am I basing too much on appearances?
Thanks for addressing the question, Nobby! It was funny, after I asked that, I saw Spirit Of The Marathon and man, Deena Kastor was soooo thin, and I know she has to be strong to be pulling in all those miles, but it seems like someone that skinny would more open to catching something as simple as the flu more than a normal weight person would.