You've got to be thin to win?

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Jubear
Jubear
Aug 2009
7:28pm, 26 Aug 2009
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Every 2lbs less = 10s/mile? So I should be half min/mile quicker this month than last? Think I can disprove that theory - oh, or have you got to train as well? ;-)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Aug 2009
7:34pm, 26 Aug 2009
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Velociraptor
You near as dammit win, though, paul a :)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Aug 2009
7:38pm, 26 Aug 2009
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Velociraptor
Actually ... this year I have won TEN marathons :)

Select your event well, and getting thin doesn't matter.

(Incidentally, I didn't lose an ounce during the 10-in-10, and didn't eat a huge amount more than normal. All that stuff about people struggling to eat enough to fuel their way through the event was bollox lightly drizzled with snake oil.)
Rach E
Rach E
Aug 2009
9:06pm, 26 Aug 2009
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I've run my best and worst 10ks at exactly the same weight. Weight definitely makes a difference, but so do a myriad of other factors....
LouLou
LouLou
Aug 2009
9:27pm, 26 Aug 2009
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LouLou
congratulations Big Al!

I agree that it makes a difference - my fastest halfs were when I weighed about 6 pounds lighter. I wouldn't class myself as light and most girls that run fast half times are a good bit thinner than me.

But there again its multifactorial - suspect they train harder than my current life permits!
DrBob
DrBob
Aug 2009
9:46pm, 31 Aug 2009
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DrBob
I've lost 4 lb in the last month :-) Not sure it'll make a huge amount of difference mind.
My age 24 racing weight was about 18 lb lighter than I currently am and I was about 4 min quicker over 10k than my recent best. If I apply the equation I'd be faster now than I was then, which is silly, so I'd take it with a small pinch of salt! :-)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Aug 2009
9:50pm, 31 Aug 2009
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Velociraptor
12 years ago, I weighed about 7lb less than I do now, and the only exercise I did was walking short journeys instead of taking the car. There is no earthly way I can imagine being that weight now.

I rather like having shoulders and arms instead of bits of string dangling down from each side of my neck, though :)
DrBob
DrBob
Aug 2009
9:54pm, 31 Aug 2009
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DrBob
good point vrap, muscles can actually be helpful for running too.

I was worried by the girl on the front of RW this month, could have been the lighting but she looked like a banned size 0 model to me! Bloody silly mag, must get round to cancelling my subs :-)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Aug 2009
9:59pm, 31 Aug 2009
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Velociraptor
The cover model was the least of the silliness in the current RW :(
DrBob
DrBob
Aug 2009
10:02pm, 31 Aug 2009
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DrBob
unfortunately I put it down after seeing the cover :-)

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Big Al Widepants is trying to lose weight because an article in Runner's World told him he could expect to knock 4 minutes off his half marathon time if he got closer to his ideal weight.

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