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If you trained for five years…
- Thread starter Daemon
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Furball
Evil Scotsman
I think I could.
Whether I'd want to put in the work required to do so is a different matter.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
3:44, but that was 10 years ago and it's the only marathon I've done.
To be clear, when I say I could run sub 2:20, I'm talking about a hypothetical where I run 10-12 times over 6 days a week, covering about 100 miles every week, as well as 2-3 gym sessions and a couple of pool sessions, as well as making the required changes to my diet and nutrition, over a 4 year period.
That level of commitment isn't feasible and I couldn't sustain that whilst holding down a full time job and enjoying other hobbies and aspects of my life.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It’s something ridiculous like that
They had average Joes on a treadmill at Keely Hodgkinson’s pace and they all gave up quickly (or fell off)
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
At the last London Marathon, 8% of competitors finished inside 3 hours.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
No idea, but I'm guessing all the sub 3 hour runs are club runners.
A fella at my Golf Club was a really good Club Runner who used to win all the 10k races in our area. His best marathon time was 2:55 and reckoned he could get it to 2:40 with decent training.
shortpitched713
International Captain
If I absolutely had to dedicate myself to one of these for 4 years to compete and save my bloodline or some ****, I think equestrian sports where a horse is doing a main part of the work instead of me would be the best bet.
shortpitched713
International Captain
Why are we letting the posh gits the benefit of the doubt on this one?
With adequate motivation, and nothing else to do but commit oneself to learning dressage, why not? Once again, it's the horse that does the work, you just need to put in the preparation work to coordinate and lead it, and build that connection with the horse, which I will do if given the time and adequate motivation.
There is no motivation on the planet that's getting me to run a sub 2:30 marathon, a sub 10 100m , or a sub 1:50 800m. There is no world in which it's happening period, even doped to the gills.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
All I was saying is that it's a good deal easier to point a horse at a fence and ask it to jump it (which it more or less does naturally) than to get it to do fancy ballet moves which it most definitely does not do naturally. Show Jumping is the way forward for the Zero to Hero Olympics Plan!!
I'd also suggest not going down the Eventing route, takes proper balls to do the cross country (not to mention the fact at least 2 seem to die each year doing it).
I think equestrian is a long way from the event to choose. Putting aside the cost element, it's not as if dressage is just sitting an a horse (who are awkward, smelly bastards anyway). It's insanely precise and judged to minute detail. I'm not a fan of it, but under no illusions that it's easy to learn.
The show jumps are about 7 feet high so there's a significant chance of life changing injury if you fall off. I reckon starting as an adult with commitments just adds too much of a fear factor, that starting as a kid and persisting works out of you.
Be interesting to see what they come up with in the new modern pentathlon.
The show jumps are about 7 feet high so there's a significant chance of life changing injury if you fall off. I reckon starting as an adult with commitments just adds too much of a fear factor, that starting as a kid and persisting works out of you.
Be interesting to see what they come up with in the new modern pentathlon.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Just speaking from personal experience, I think you can forget about something that you used to be pretty good at as there’s a reason why you didn’t make it back in the day
I would choose a sport which:
A. Isn’t overly technical so is relatively easy to pick up
B. Doesn’t require being a member of the lucky gene club; and
C. Is somewhat niche so you aren’t faced with loads of competition
For me, it would be shooting
I went to the shooting club in Dubai a few times and pretty quickly reached a point where I would hit say 40% of targets
Obviously would need to improve a lot to qualify but could imagine becoming reasonably proficient if I put the time in
Would also helped if I chose to represent the Faroe Islands or some other powerhouse
I would choose a sport which:
A. Isn’t overly technical so is relatively easy to pick up
B. Doesn’t require being a member of the lucky gene club; and
C. Is somewhat niche so you aren’t faced with loads of competition
For me, it would be shooting
I went to the shooting club in Dubai a few times and pretty quickly reached a point where I would hit say 40% of targets
Obviously would need to improve a lot to qualify but could imagine becoming reasonably proficient if I put the time in
Would also helped if I chose to represent the Faroe Islands or some other powerhouse
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RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Americans want medals.
You need to host the games
Victor Ian
International Coach
If China would give me residency, I could probably win a swimming event in about a half years worth of pills.
Spark
Global Moderator
Or fund them
shortpitched713
International Captain
The IOC is western centric as ****. More news at 11...