RunningAHEAD - Topic: Annoying, but... whatever (page 4)

jayheavner

posted: 8/1/2008 at 11:54 AM

I have a 22 year-old coworker that was convinced he could run a sub 21:00 5K with zero training and he's never ran seriously at any point in his life. He said he could run a mile in under 7 minutes in middle school and that should be good enough. We both signed up for a 5K and he took off at the start. At the time I thought he might make it. I ran the first mile in 9-something with my wife before separating from her and speeding up a little bit. I passed him 1/2 mile from the finish. He finished it in 26:47. At least he's excited about running now and wants to try again soon. On the other hand, I have another friend that's almost 40. Not a runner but very athletic. He went to a track one day to see how fast he could run a mile and pulled it out in under 5 minutes. I've been trying to get him to run seriously but he keeps telling me he hates to run.

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MichiganFlyer

posted: 8/1/2008 at 12:19 PM

When I was in 11th grade some cross country members asked me if I could run a 5k in 24 minutes because if so I could beat the slowest member of the HS team. I think they only had 4 or 5 members so they wanted to get some depth and were looking for new recruits (accepting anyone and everyone who would join) I said "Well I ran a mile in 6:37 a couple months ago...I bet I could do three 8 minute miles no problem. The 1st run I finished 3 miles in 26:40 after starting slow as my dad suggested...the next day I took off faster and was in pain the whole way...but finished in 25:40 or so. Alas after 2 weeks I finally cruised in 3 miles in 23:30! I did it a 5k in sub 24 I yelled aloud....until I realized a 5k was 3.1 miles...and I was like you got to be kidding me I have to go faster than this! Well eventually I got down to 22:38 that year. I never broke 20 in highschool so at age 31 I took up running again to beat this goal.. after a year of mostly treadmill runs I broke 20 on the treadmill at 0% grade..and looking at local races I thought I would be winning age groups with this speed...not so the treadmill times were about a minute faster than my road racing times....! Good thing I didnt broadcast to the world that I ran a 19:06 5k as my personal best (I ran a 19:06 on the treadmill at 0% grade when my 5k best outside was 20:17)....its humbling to learn that you arent as good as you think you are and you need to put in a LOT OF WORK to get faster.

mgerwn

Hold the Mayo

posted: 8/3/2008 at 10:10 PM
modified: 8/3/2008 at 10:11 PM

Quote from perfesserr on 7/30/2008 at 8:56 PM:

Suggest that he enter a 5k......

- and you run it, too.... Speaking of amazing ability - My son has been going to these kids' track meets the local running club organizes. They also do a couple of fun events for the parents. I gave the 440 a shot, bird-dogging one of the running club members who appeared to be running a little faster than I do when he ran. He ended up beating me by about 50 yards, finishing in 1:15 or so (I couldn't hear his time too well). I ran in1:23. He congratulated me, said "good run", etc., then we got to talking running, and NY marathon came up. It was then that it occurred to us that we had just run a 1/4 mile lap at a 5 : xx mile pace, while the guys who win these are running 5 : xx minute miles - for over 26 miles!

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seeEricaRun

Awesome

posted: 8/9/2008 at 10:06 PM
modified: 8/9/2008 at 10:06 PM

Quote from obsessor on 7/31/2008 at 3:40 PM:

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." -Abraham Lincoln

I haven't done any tests, but I'm fairly certain that I could have a planet-sized resolution and still not run a 3:05 marathon with no training. Oh, there's my damn attitude bringing me down again.

Viich

posted: 8/10/2008 at 7:26 PM
modified: 8/10/2008 at 7:26 PM

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 8/10/2008 at 7:35 PM

.........

well said

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"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7

obsessor

posted: 8/11/2008 at 10:58 AM

Quote from seeEricaRun on 8/9/2008 at 10:06 PM:

I haven't done any tests, but I'm fairly certain that I could have a planet-sized resolution and still not run a 3:05 marathon with no training. Oh, there's my damn attitude bringing me down again.

Me too. So I train.

JakeKnight

posted: 8/11/2008 at 11:09 AM

Quote from seeEricaRun on 8/9/2008 at 10:06 PM:

I haven't done any tests, but I'm fairly certain that I could have a planet-sized resolution and still not run a 3:05 marathon with no training. Oh, there's my damn attitude bringing me down again.

Read the quote again.

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#2867

posted: 8/11/2008 at 12:54 PM

Quote from Ennay on 7/31/2008 at 11:19 AM:

I beat him in my half marathon this summer. Revenge is sweet even if it is 10 years cold. OK OK, he is a good bit older than me and has slowed. Which actually makes it still sweet in that whole "pride goeth before a fall" way.

Did you ask him after the race why he bothered coming out if he was just going to jog?

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Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 8/11/2008 at 12:58 PM

Quote from Run To Win on 8/11/2008 at 12:54 PM:

Did you ask him after the race why he bothered coming out if he was just going to jog?

heh heh

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

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