tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post2254345581019336417..comments2023-04-27T02:45:46.766-05:00Comments on Run. Race. Repeat.: The most dangerous bad idea in runningSteveQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-63050340550024645492014-03-19T18:33:35.798-05:002014-03-19T18:33:35.798-05:00"There is not one single case where someone h..."There is not one single case where someone has done nothing but lose weight and then become faster."<br /><br />There are plenty of cases, myself included. Every year I run a 10k "fun run." The first time I did it I was 233 pounds and did 1:10 off zero training. I went on a diet. I lost 43 pounds simply by quitting beer and eating better.<br /><br />At 190 pounds I ran the fun run again (no training this time either) and I ran it in 52 minutes.<br /><br />It's simple physics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-88857125376490269402014-03-12T10:38:25.011-05:002014-03-12T10:38:25.011-05:00Yes, you have reminded me my ex lately, I am right...Yes, you have reminded me my ex lately, I am right and everybody else is an a$$.<br /><br />You said it, guys on the uphill are muscular. I am still talking about loosing fat, a.k.a. dead weight. <br /><br />Musing (NO science behind from me here, I just don't dig deep enough): if HR is a function of work, as you go faster, HR is faster, and physics laws would imply a bigger mass takes more work to accelerate/propel forward?<br /><br />And again, please realize that no matter track, road or trail, I am not recommending to go anorexic. I am talking about healthy body and lean muscle.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493291972954387932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-51771120383145305852014-03-12T10:19:46.891-05:002014-03-12T10:19:46.891-05:00Some good and interesting points (sorry, Olga, no ...Some good and interesting points (sorry, Olga, no disrespect intended, really - I really HAVE been a jerk lately, haven't I?) Heart rate is a function of work, which is why it goes up when running uphill, so my argument really only applies to track races, which is where my mind was at the time - no one ever tells trail racers to lose weight. Adding a weighted pack will increase heart rate, as would the equivalent amount of fat, but not all weight is dead weight and, upon training with the added weight regularly, the body adapts and the heart rate goes back down again (though probably not completely).<br /><br />As for hills and weight, have you noticed that the winners of hilly races are muscular and the gangly guys like me struggle?SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-82262394772157109722014-03-12T09:30:18.747-05:002014-03-12T09:30:18.747-05:00All things being equal, I disagree Steve. It will...All things being equal, I disagree Steve. It will take less energy to move your body if you weigh less. Add hills, and I would think weight is one of the most important factors. Cyclists certainly think so.stillwaterrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07185881704535781991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-41192448984542744822014-03-11T21:39:09.750-05:002014-03-11T21:39:09.750-05:00The dude who ran 555 miles at ATY and was a top 10...The dude who ran 555 miles at ATY and was a top 10 finisher at the world 24 hour championships went from a front of the middle of the pack runner to elite status after he went on a crash diet to become skinny. After he lost the weight, he was able to ramp up his training.<br /><br />JanetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-30409712186962752722014-03-11T13:53:07.027-05:002014-03-11T13:53:07.027-05:00Maybe losing weight isn't the best way to run ...Maybe losing weight isn't the best way to run faster, but to say you won't run faster if you lose weight would be to ignore the laws of physics. <br /><br />Do this easy experiment. Wear a heart rate monitor and go for a run. Maintain a heart rate of pretty much exactly 140 while running. Record your average pace over half an hour. Now repeat, but while wearing a 15-pound backpack on the run. See if your average pace slowed...<br /><br />That doesn't mean that losing weight is always the answer to how to get faster, but is *a* answer.<br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-52820539556334880892014-03-11T13:01:12.276-05:002014-03-11T13:01:12.276-05:00Man, you know, you really just grab a sentence and...Man, you know, you really just grab a sentence and run with it. "Loose fat", and "to a certain point" (and I ma talking about normal American people too, not elite or semi-elite runners). Don't be a stickler to a letter, no fun. Oh, may be, just shoot me:)<br />p.s. I ran my best year at my highest of 140, but at the end of that very year dropped 10 lbs and ran better (for one race). After all, it WAS training, but not carrying the flab up the mountains helps.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493291972954387932noreply@blogger.com