RunningAHEAD - Topic: Any schmo can run a marathon

rururunner

posted: 4/28/2009 at 9:33 PM

http://www.thestar.com/article/623476

Suffering Benefiting from mature onset exercise addiction and low aerobic endorphin release threshold. Hoping there is no cure.

labrat

posted: 4/28/2009 at 9:44 PM

Ryan Hall's shades are totally hot in that picture... Tongue

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 4/28/2009 at 10:00 PM

Thanks for posting that...I really had to smile at a couple of parts: "A typical human being can run above the trot-gallop transition speed of most mammals. Humans who aren't particularly athletic can run marathons." Yes we can. Big grin

"Millions of people out there run marathons – tall, fat, short, skinny, big, small. Are these people abnormal? Of course not. They're telling us something about human evolution." Stuff like this really makes me miss my physical Anthro class in college. That stuff was fascinating.

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

Econo

posted: 4/28/2009 at 10:04 PM

"Even middle-aged college professors can run at a speed that's above the trot-gallop transition of most animals," Lieberman says. Cripes. Did they have to use this as their barometer? Angry

daveruns

Taltree 2010

posted: 4/28/2009 at 10:14 PM

Good article, thanks for the link. So am I understanding this correctly that if I cut my toes off, I'll be faster Big grin

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 4/28/2009 at 10:17 PM

Quote from daveruns on 4/28/2009 at 10:14 PM:

So am I understanding this correctly that if I cut my toes off, I'll be faster

I was wondering about the toe thing. I have kinda long toes...maybe that's why I'm slow. Wink

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

norrin_radd

posted: 4/28/2009 at 10:22 PM

Quote from Econo on 4/28/2009 at 10:04 PM:

"Even middle-aged college professors can run at a speed that's above the trot-gallop transition of most animals," Lieberman says. Cripes. Did they have to use this as their barometer?

In Europe it's the SI unit of running speed. In fact I think there's a middle-aged college professor kept in a climate controlled vault in Paris with which other middle-aged college professors can be calibrated. John (I heard`today that I got tenure so I am now, officially a middle-aged college professor).

Goal: Age grade over 80% on a certified course.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 4/28/2009 at 10:23 PM

Quote from norrin_radd on 4/28/2009 at 10:22 PM:

(I heard`today that I got tenure so I am now, officially a middle-aged college professor).

Hey, congrats on that! Big grin

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

seeEricaRun

Awesome

posted: 4/28/2009 at 10:39 PM
modified: 4/28/2009 at 10:42 PM

Quote from labrat on 4/28/2009 at 9:44 PM:

Ryan Hall's shades are totally hot in that picture...

I love how they match his shirt and bib. If only he had some nice, canary-yellow leg warmers, he'd look perfect! MTA: Ack s/shades/shoes/. Reading is hard.

xor

posted: 4/28/2009 at 10:49 PM

To me, he looks like a Simpsons character. I do kind of wonder if he wears those arm warmers full time, like eating in restaurants and stuff.

AnneCA

posted: 4/28/2009 at 11:34 PM
modified: 4/28/2009 at 11:35 PM

This was my favorite: Our over-sized rear end balances us during a jog. I knew it was good for something! MTA: Congratulations John!

norrin_radd

posted: 4/29/2009 at 1:03 AM

It's just full of great quotes: "I defy most people to go out and kill a wildebeest with a wooden stick" The David Carrier mentioned in the article is the brother of This American Life favorite Scott Carrier. In 1997 Scott wrote one of the greatest ever This American Life episodes about his brother's endurance running hypothesis called 'Running after antelope'. You can listen to the whole thing at their website: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=685 It's actually the second story in the show but takes up the majority of the hour long show and starts at about 5:40 if you want to skip straight to it. If you've never heard it before you are in for a treat. It's also available in book form, a collection of Scott Carrier's short stories is entitled 'Running After Antelope' although I think it works much better as a radio story. John (Thanks Kirsten & Anne !)

Goal: Age grade over 80% on a certified course.

mamaofthree

Best Present Ever

posted: 4/29/2009 at 3:56 AM

Quote from norrin_radd on 4/28/2009 at 10:22 PM:

Congratulations!

labrat

posted: 4/29/2009 at 7:53 AM

Quote from seeEricaRun on 4/28/2009 at 10:39 PM:

I love how they match his shirt and bib. If only he had some nice, canary-yellow leg warmers, he'd look perfect! MTA: Ack s/shades/shoes/. Reading is hard.

hahaha, leg warmers. Big grin

Econo

posted: 4/29/2009 at 10:50 AM
modified: 4/29/2009 at 10:50 AM

norrin_radd, Big grin

and Hearty Congratulations on getting tenure! (insert dancing broccoli here)

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