Re: South Korea sniper can run 87,000 yrd!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tigerhawk</div><div class="ubbcode-body">bmt, you don't know what you can do until you really apply yourself to it. </div></div>
True. And your point is well taken.
For reference: At the time (1989) I was a member of the Dave Scott (Mr. Ironman) triathlon club in Davis, CA (Mr. Scott's Hometown).
I ate as Dave advised, I worked out as Dave advised, and I performed very well.
Very well for a 300 pound Offensive tackle is trimming down to 210. Best run time was 4 miles in 29:45.
Still, I have the long heavy thigh bones of a tackle, not a wide receiver.
That suited me will on the bike, I road the 200-mile-in-one-day event in 11:44 (that's eleven hours, 44 min).
I swam well too. Often getting out of the water with the pros. I rode well and usually picked up a few places on the pros.
Nevertheless, I ran much slower than they did. I did 12 minute miles at the Donner Lake Triathlon (Elevation 6,000 feet) over a 7 mile course.
Today, I am 47 and just took my Black Belt Test in Tae Kwon Do.
Still, long (10+) mile runs are simply hikes.
BMT