From scottkeate on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 09:06:29 from 216.49.181.254
33.5 miles and it's only Monday morning. Every once in a while I like to recognize how cool it is that you can crank out so many miles. Old hat for you, I know, but it is still impressive. Thanks for leading the way for so many other aspiring runners.
From Jake K on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 09:34:56 from 155.100.226.54
Thanks Scott. I worry sometimes that I'm actually setting a bad example by running so many miles... hopefully it inspires chasing passions and not stupidity :-)
From Jake K on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 09:36:20 from 155.100.226.54
I should add that my average pace per mile since Duluth has been in the 8s, though. I'm keeping the running very low intensity.
From MatthewVH on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 09:42:14 from 69.27.9.106
Jake, you definitely inspire this beginner. You have been given a healthy body so it is awesome to see you use it to the fullest.
From Rachelle on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 10:12:46 from 159.212.71.25
Definitely inspiring and honestly the fact that you have the confidence and make the time to run in the 8's is even more inspiring. It takes confidence to run slower in my opinion.
I also think the slower miles are your secret to staying so healthy.
From Jake K on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 10:23:03 from 155.100.226.54
Yes the slower miles are definitely the key for me to stay healthy. I realized that at the beginning of 2011 as I started to get myself back in running shape ... after years of constantly being injured or about to be injured. I stopped needing to prove anything on easy runs - if you run a fast pace on the small handful of days that actually count (ie. races)... the rest really doesn't matter... in fact, its probably an advantage to be willing to go slower.
From Rob on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 10:26:15 from 206.71.84.68
Jake, I blame you for at least one of my injuries, but I finally figured out that I'm not 28 any more and you are still an inspiration.
From Jake K on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 10:30:48 from 155.100.226.54
Fair enough, Rob!
From Rob on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 10:35:48 from 206.71.84.68
My problem is when I was 28 I was fat and out of shape, so that's not a great example anyway :)
I just realized I wasn't Jake.
From Carina on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 10:36:09 from 204.15.86.83
I love your miles, and I love the knowledge and experience you share, thank you!!
From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 13:42:46 from 24.10.249.165
Ten (make that eleven) comments on "11.5 miles up to work"?
Imagine if you wrote something interesting and provocative like "Why does President Obama hate America, children, and puppies"?
From Jake K on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 13:46:40 from 155.100.226.54
Rob wins post of the day!
From Lulu Walls on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 19:54:14 from 166.70.240.95
Asymmetry.
From JasonD on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 21:15:48 from 24.1.80.94
Rob definitely gets the post of the month award for that one. I don't think many folks are trying to keep up (god help them), but it does give others a sense of how to gauge training. So people can't run as much or as fast, but they can mimic the form on smaller scale.
Question of the day: How many miles is the shortest distance to work?
From ACorn on Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 21:18:35 from 24.2.76.146
Awesome miles as always!
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 08:38:49 from 155.100.226.54
Thanks Jason. For the Q of the Day - the shortest distance to/from work is 7.3 miles. I can make it shorter but that would involve running on very busy roads... so that's the SSR (shortest safe route)
From Rob Murphy on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:42:46 from 24.10.249.165
If you ran through backyards and over fences and roofs you could probably make it shorter still.
I'm thinking of Ferris Bueller trying to make it home before his dad.
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:49:26 from 155.100.226.54
5.75 if I draw a direct line b/w home and HCI... this would require spiderman-like abilities to pull off, though.
From Chad Robinson on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:53:05 from 50.73.39.89
So doable...
From Rob on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 13:07:42 from 204.15.86.95
That reminds me of a story...... Once someone told me they would like to run a Marathon some day, then they asked me what the shortest marathon they could run was. I told him Park City.
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 13:11:53 from 155.100.226.54
you should have told them to run Comrades
From Dan Varga on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 14:06:23 from 65.44.116.4
Sounds like you should take up Parkour and go for the shortest possible route. Though Parkour is probably the opposite of taking it easy on easy days.
From Rob Murphy on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 14:09:46 from 24.10.249.165
Let's all commit to keeping this thread going forever. We'll all just keep adding on to July 9, 2012.
From Rob on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 15:30:53 from 198.228.217.152
What is more impressive? A WR in Chicago or sub 2:00 in St. George?
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 15:38:45 from 155.100.226.54
WR in Chicago.
What is more impressive - Bolt running 9.58 seconds for 100 meters on a flat track, or someone jumping off a 100m tall building and landing in 4.5 seconds?
From Chad Robinson on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 15:40:03 from 50.73.39.89
If its batman he can glide but will probably die.
From scottkeate on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 15:43:23 from 216.49.181.254
I'm going with a WR in Chicago--higher profile race. Unless the sub 2:00 in St. George was done by Lance Armstrong or Labron James.
Adding to the thread.
A question for running nerds: Without going to the web as a reference, which American athlete has been the most dominant long-distance runner in the country's history? I ask because I don't know :-)
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 15:46:33 from 155.100.226.54
Higher profile race AND a real (ie. fair) course. Its not even a comparison. Unless of course like you said, it was run by someone like Tim Tebow :-)
We were just talking about the international version of your question over the weekend - in that case, definitely Haile Geb.
USA guys... hmmm... I don't know, but I'm sure Rob M does...
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 15:54:55 from 155.100.226.54
For women I think it would be hard to argue that anyone has had a more consistent and impressive career than Deena Kastor. She must have more USA titles than anyone else. And impressive range from 3K to the Marathon.
From scottkeate on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 15:57:45 from 216.49.181.254
Just checked out Haile Geb's profile. He broke the previous world record in the 5000m by 11 seconds. That's crazy! One of only two runners to go sub 12:40.
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 16:00:36 from 155.100.226.54
Bekele broke his 5K/10K WRs and has more championship medals, but Geb has been performing at a world class level for 20+ years now. I mean he just ran a low 27 10K and he's probably in his early 40s now (despite what he claims his age is). Greatest male runner of all-time, no doubt about it. Wish he could have put together a good marathon in the past year to be there in London.
From crhudman on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 16:42:50 from 71.39.209.182
I thought about posting this on the other thread but ran across the comment on keeping this going forever and because I know that Jake is an ice cream aficionado.
it basically says if Seabiscuit could tell the difference between three pounds then we shouldn't justify that bowl of ice cream because we earned it.
I would also vote Secretariat as one of the best long distance runners even though he is a horse and only ran for a couple of years but he destroyed the field in his last race and posted a time that has never been approached. Maybe Hobie could beat his time with 2 years of training and a weighted vest.....
From Dan Varga on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 17:07:37 from 65.44.116.4
Wes pointed out this article/interview to me this morning from Utah's own Hobie Call. He thinks that with his new workout he invented and hasn't completed he could run a sub 2:00 marathon, if he didn't have to work, and could train full time. http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/07/09/hobie-call-would-be-sub-200-marathoner/
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 19:17:56 from 67.177.11.154
Look on my July 10 entry for a discussion on that topic, Dan. Unless you are just following Rob's orders to make this a never-ending thread :-)
From Dan Varga on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 21:01:23 from 107.25.188.61
I missed it there, but was trying to help the diversity of the topics to discuss here. I have a plan to run a sub 30 minute marathon. It involves a box truck, generator and treadmill, and 26.2 miles of freeway.
From Rob Murphy on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 09:00:42 from 24.10.249.165
Most dominant American on the international level? I''d go with Frank Shorter. Should have been two Olympic golds in the marathon were it not for the doped up mediocre steeplechaser who beat him in 76.
Yep, I think the conversation has to start with Shorter.
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