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@fiveoutofnine.eth
I've ran every day for the past 1000 days (14.9mi/day, 24km/day) An overview of the 14914 miles and things I learned in an interactive blog post:
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Michael Gingras ๐ (lilfrog)
@frog
On your last point, it makes me think one must be genetically blessed to make it to top 250. Having a naturally great running economy is a cheat code. It is cool how far you can go in running off sheer work alone though. Itโs part of what I like about the sport
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5/9
@fiveoutofnine.eth
hmm yeah I tried not to think / write about "genetic potential" because it's hard to measure anyway, and there's not much point dwelling on something I can't change BUT I THINK OTQ-ing is probably possible for "anyone" with work
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5/9
@fiveoutofnine.eth
so feels like a good "ultimate" goal
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Michael Gingras ๐ (lilfrog)
@frog
I think itโs possible too. Itโs basically the dream for any sub elite road runner. The nice thing about OTQ is it feels within reach with enough (a ton of) effort, but you can still be a tier below the guys actually winning trials. 2:18 or whatever it is to qualify is still probably a 10x of magnitude off of the 2:09 you need to actually win the race. When youโre running 2:18 shaving almost 10 minutes off of an already insane time is wild business. I think USATF could get away with making the qual cutoff something like 2:12 so only a handful of guys who actually have a shot of winning end up qualifying. But thatโs bad for the sport as it gives sub elites nothing to get out the door each day for
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Alberto Ornaghi
@alor
To be top 250, you need a coach and doing this for your daily job. Pro athletes have and entire staff behind that optimize every aspect of your body. Doing it by yourself is almost impossible.
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