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"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message ... hippy wrote: "NickZX6R" wrote in message ... Bill benson wrote: Who is the stronger Athlete. (A) The Marathon Runner or (B) The Tour De France Rider TdF rider of course Are there any marathons that take 3 weeks? Well, yeah, all of them actually... if _i'm_ doing them!! hehehe.. hippy From http://vek.perlmonk.org/archives/000519.html NEW YORK, Nov. 2 - Two British adventurers accomplished what seems impossible. They ran seven marathons in seven days on six continents, finishing up in New York on Sunday. Sir Ranulph Fiennes and longtime expedition partner Mike Stroud crossed the New York City Marathon finish line in 5 hours, 25 minutes, 46 seconds, ending their weeklong journey. The idea started when Fiennes - who is related to actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes (pronounced ?fine?) - called Stroud in January and asked if he wanted to scale Mount Everest. Stroud, a doctor, said he did not have time for such a trip because of his schedule. So he proposed running seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. end One of the guys was ****ing blood by the end. They would have done 7 continents except they couldn't get to Antarctica because a huge storm blew through. They didn't get equal time for recovery because of flights, etc, it was basically finish, jump on a plane, not the best recovery. Tam (Yeah, I'd love to do this one day) Now thats hardcore. Fraser |
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Tamyka Bell Wrote:[color=blue] flyingdutch wrote: whereas a TDF rider doing a marathon would probably get ITB frictions syndrome and shin splints in a single session - the damage done during high intensity long duration cycling is less than that done by high-intensity long duration running - unless you crash. T but he'd be hanging on to the team car -- flyingdutch |
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On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:30:01 +0800, Fraser Johnston Wrote :
snip One of the guys was ****ing blood by the end. They would have done 7 continents except they couldn't get to Antarctica because a huge storm blew through. They didn't get equal time for recovery because of flights, etc, it was basically finish, jump on a plane, not the best recovery. Tam (Yeah, I'd love to do this one day) Now thats hardcore. Sure is, but Fiennes and Stroud are SERIOUSLY hardcore people. Have a read of Mind Over Matter - quick review at http://tinyurl.com/5zbyt -- Humbug |
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"Bill benson" wrote in message ...
I suppose this NG would be bias, but I am try to settle a bet. Who is the stronger Athlete. (A) The Marathon Runner or (B) The Tour De France Rider Read in a book "Run Like You Stole Something", by some guys who have a sports science radio show on Triple R in Melbourne (ripper of a show; funny while being very stat and science driven: 9am each Saturady 102.7fm), that TdF riders are pushing the limits of endurance for _all_species_ (animal kingdom, anyway), at least for those three weeks in July. I'm sure I'm making a mess of their meticulous reporting of the study they're quoting (can't find my copy at the mo'), but they were going into the caloric expenditure over the three weeks, and comparing it to the boundaries of other species in terms of their endurance abilities. As I said, TdF riders were pushing these boundaries, so I figure (and seem to remember) they were saying that as far as sports go, TdF is the toughest as far as long term endurance. Read it for yourself if you want to settle a bet (all referenced). BUT - they certainly did say that the guys were able to push themselves so far because of the supported nature of cycling versus the high impact nature of, say, marathon running which tends to ruin soft tissues in things like knees. So.. that's my 2cw (or somebody elses, crappily related to you) Cheers. |
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blah wrote:
Read in a book "Run Like You Stole Something", by some guys who have a sports science radio show on Triple R in Melbourne (ripper of a show; funny while being very stat and science driven: 9am each Saturady 102.7fm), O/YT a bit but those that want to listen in, 3RRR streams 24/7 on http://www.rrr.org.au/player/index.html Rgds Al. |
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