Originally posted by: Skoorb
How many tris have you done? Your run times are ridiculous.Originally posted by: nick1985
400 meter: :47
800 meter: 1:51
1 Mile: 4:09
2 Mile: 9:08
3 Mile: 13:50
5k: 14:40
Currently in hard-core mode for the '10 Chicago Triathlon, looking to score some prize money.
A lot of fast runners here. A couple of the other runners in this thread should check out triathlons. I always do quite well in the placing in the sprint tris and my run times are minutes slower than some other 5k times in this thread.
You would lose a lot converting over. The pain gets a lot, lot better though. As a kid/teen who used to run to lose weight I could never imagine running long distances as I hated it all, but in time as you build distance any given mile becomes so much easier than it used to be. Or you just get used to it more, but in any case I don't think an endurance athlete necessarily can tolerate more pain than a tough weight lifter. Doing a high-rep set of squats until your legs are wobbling is as painful as anything else I've ever encountered.
I can skip a minute on and off for 5 rounds, thats pretty savage also. Easier for me to handle but yeah it hurts but it's something I'm use to unlike running. I wonder if I'll change when I'm older? I'd be very suprised if I get in to running like that. I'd rather just hit the gym and pound it or go to Gymnastics.
Originally posted by: nick1985
I ran XC, which were 8k races. ~5 miles.
In track I focused on the 800, the 400, and Javelin.
*edit*
Remembered a funny story. My team was at a huge meet, roughly 30 teams or so. At the end of the meet was a throwers 4x400 relay. The winning relay team won a trophy, as well as a giant chocolate cake. Being that I technically was a thrower in the meet, having done the javelin, I was eligible to race in it. I was the anchor leg
My team was 3 huge shot/disc guys and me. The race starts and every school has these big ass shot put guys huffing and puffing their way around the track. As the 3rd leg was coming in with the baton, I stepped onto the track. I got some weird looks, as everyone around me was at least 100 pounds heavier. We were pretty far out of 1st place, roughly 20 seconds or so. I got the baton and took off.
I was pretty much stuck in lane 3 the whole way around, as I was passing these shot putters faster than I could count. Before I knew it I was in the lead coming down the home stretch and easily won. I ran something like 48.XX, not bad for lane 3 the whole way
A few of the teams were pretty pissed off, especially the second place team. They were complaining to the officials, and yelling "cheaters!!!" at my team. The officials basically said, "well, he threw in the meet, so he is eligible to run in the throwers relay".
owned. Chocolate cake ++
Originally posted by: nick1985
I ran XC, which were 8k races. ~5 miles.
In track I focused on the 800, the 400, and Javelin.
*edit*
Remembered a funny story. My team was at a huge meet, roughly 30 teams or so. At the end of the meet was a throwers 4x400 relay. The winning relay team won a trophy, as well as a giant chocolate cake. Being that I technically was a thrower in the meet, having done the javelin, I was eligible to race in it. I was the anchor leg
My team was 3 huge shot/disc guys and me. The race starts and every school has these big ass shot put guys huffing and puffing their way around the track. As the 3rd leg was coming in with the baton, I stepped onto the track. I got some weird looks, as everyone around me was at least 100 pounds heavier. We were pretty far out of 1st place, roughly 20 seconds or so. I got the baton and took off.
I was pretty much stuck in lane 3 the whole way around, as I was passing these shot putters faster than I could count. Before I knew it I was in the lead coming down the home stretch and easily won. I ran something like 48.XX, not bad for lane 3 the whole way
A few of the teams were pretty pissed off, especially the second place team. They were complaining to the officials, and yelling "cheaters!!!" at my team. The officials basically said, "well, he threw in the meet, so he is eligible to run in the throwers relay".
owned. Chocolate cake ++
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Got to do the conditioning high reps and medium reps before you should go heavy. I was lucky and didn't do any really serious stuff before I got a coach and learnt what the hell to do in the gym. I trained randomly for 18months on my own when I was 15-16.5 doing stuff. I shudder to think what stuff I was doing, but at least I didn't get injured f0cking happy! then on to some real focused lifting.
Originally posted by: allies
Damn nick, I knew you were fast but I didn't know you were THAT fast. Although 47.xx 400 and 1:51 800... I think you had a sub 1:50 in you
I regret not starting track until my junior year of HS... and not being able to run in college. Hard to juggle engineering with running.
For a nerd site we got some pretty beastly and/or fast people here.
Originally posted by: Koing
It's tough man
19/10/09 : Max Back Squat Session after the Russian Squat Routine
Dynamic stretches
Back Squat
bar x 6
bar x 6
65kg x 4reps
105kg x 2reps
135kg x 2reps
155kg x 1rep : felt okay, didn't feel light, didn't feel as light as last week, 5.5hrs sleep the night before, not ideal
175kg x 1rep : okay, didn't feel light
185kg x 1rep : didn't feel light as last week
195kg x 1rep : +8kg PB, felt great out of the rack, really focused on staying tight after unracking the bar, screaming out of the rack, the extra adrenaline must have been pumping, just felt invincible out of the rack, felt light on the back when I stood up before I went down, felt sick,
200kg x 1rep : +13kg PB, again screaming out of the rack, the bar felt light on the back and just felt it was mine to take, but WTF at the small step forwards? I felt I was moving forwards a lot more then in the video
201kg x 1rep + 14kg PB wanted to get it after the kind of weird step on 200kg, felt sick to do it
+7.49% in 8 weeks of squats.
Before I did 200Kg I wasn't sure I would be able to do it, looks like the Russian Squat Routine worked for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cocMMTB-tM
I'll test again on Wednesday, aiming for 203kg
Push Ups : chest to floor, paused at arm lock out
45reps
40reps
40reps
Koing
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: allies
Damn nick, I knew you were fast but I didn't know you were THAT fast. Although 47.xx 400 and 1:51 800... I think you had a sub 1:50 in you
I regret not starting track until my junior year of HS... and not being able to run in college. Hard to juggle engineering with running.
For a nerd site we got some pretty beastly and/or fast people here.
Tech guys can roll with the best of them imo. Just because your in to your tech etc doesn't mean you have to be out of shape :thumbsup:
Koing
I think the best reaction I get is when someone thinks I was on some football team or in the military and then I told them I was in the band in high school and I'm a computer nerd. Their faces are priceless!
My PB's (1R max):
Bench: 280lbs
Squat: 262lbs
DL: 320lbs
BB Curl: 104lbs
Shoulder Overhead Press: 153lbs
That's why you're so freaking fast! You're a fast-twitch machine! Our 5K, 10K and hopefully marathon PRs are pretty similar, but there is no way I could come close to any of your PRs for any distance under that! Mine:
mile: 4:59
2 mile: 10:36
5K: 16:40
8K: 27:32
half marathon: 1:17:07
marathon: ask me in 10 days
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