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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Lose Weight and Run Faster . . .

I was going through some old running articles at lunch and came across this as a reminder of the relationship between weight and speed (basically you run 2 seconds per mile faster for every 1 lb. in weight reduction).

So, when I put this in perspective for myself, I'm 6ft. 160 lbs. and Ryan Hall is 5ft. 11in. 130 lbs. and Gebre is 5ft. 10in. 120 lbs. . . . wow!

Not to mention the reduction is pressure on the body. We often talk about form and technique, but weight loss is huge.


Pounds Lost
5k
10k
1/2 Marathon
Marathon
2
:12.4
:25
:52
1:45
5
31
1:02
2:11
4:22
10
1:02
2:04
4:22
8:44
20
2:04
4:08
8:44
17:28

2 comments:

  1. Gebreselasie is nowhere near 5ft. 10in. Gebremariam maybe.

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  2. I should have clarified that I meant Gebremariam (3rd in yesterday's Boston Marathon) and not Haile G. who is more like 5 ft. 3 in.

    Thanks for pointing that out.

    Harry

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