Elitetrack: Sport Training & Conditioning

I would think running on concrete downhill in flats would be faster than downhill on mondo with spikes.

I once pushed a Plymouth Champ out a snowbank in the middle of the country soused like you could not believe, my best friends and I, 2nd and 12th in 800m at State Meet their senior seasons were out skiing on the back of the car.  I don’t reccomend this by the way.  Just an example of mind over matter, I weighed about 120lbs at the time and it was a plymouth Champ.

as for 12m/s, that is faster than the Human body can possibly withstand over any distance greater than a couple of strides.  Downhill running requires significant skill development.

yeah.  Downhill running isn't so much running as falling and catching yourself at the last second, hehe.

Where is my t-shirt?

danimal9 - 01 July 2005 08:13 PM

Where is my t-shirt?

Where's my proof? If you're referring to the free t-shirt deal neither you nor anyone else provided what I asked for….proof from a credible source that the legendary "frail old woman picking up a car" stories are true. All you provided me with was a story of you pushing a car and some speculation about downhill running. I've seen many people push a car. I've never seen a lady pick one up.

j/k

Not speculating about running downhill though.

danimal9 - 01 July 2005 09:34 PM

j/k

Not speculating about running downhill though.

Oh really?

I would think running on concrete downhill in flats would be faster than downhill on mondo with spikes.

This sure sounds like speculation to me. Now I'm not necessarily saying it isn't true but I've never seen anything to indicate that it's necessarily true. Whatever the case, I'm closing this topic since it's gone so far off-topic and the poll options and results are very outdated in light of recent developments in the sprint world (namly the emergence of gatlin, obikwelu, crawford and powell)