which is harder - Iron Man or 100 Mile Run? - Page 2 - Triathlon Week

08-23-2004, 07:39 PM

Having done an IM, I would think a 100 mile run would be more difficult --
and certainly take longer. That's an awful lot of painful running miles at
one time. I can't imagine how your legs feel the days after that effort. And
how the heck do you train for one of those?

AB

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> minor war going on in the ULTRA list over whice is harder.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> I've done a 100 miler and it's damn hard - never tried and IM but
> suspect it's a bit easier (to just finish before cutoff).
>
>
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08-23-2004, 07:39 PM

In article <40a4fb7e$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"Roger Moore" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Having done an IM, I would think a 100 mile run would be more difficult --
> and certainly take longer. That's an awful lot of painful running miles at
> one time. I can't imagine how your legs feel the days after that effort. And
> how the heck do you train for one of those?

You just work up to 110-mile runs in training so you have a little
extra endurance for it? :-)

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson

08-23-2004, 07:39 PM

"Harold Buck" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> In article <40a4fb7e$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "Roger Moore" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> > Having done an IM, I would think a 100 mile run would be more difficult --
> > and certainly take longer. That's an awful lot of painful running miles at
> > one time. I can't imagine how your legs feel the days after that effort. And
> > how the heck do you train for one of those?
>
>
> You just work up to 110-mile runs in training so you have a little
> extra endurance for it? :-)
>
> --Harold Buck

Well if you take the marathon approach you would do a couple of long runs in the
80 mile range and call it good. Of course your short "easy" runs would be 30
miles.

-CF

08-23-2004, 07:39 PM

"ChronoFish" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<mX4pc.27225$%o1.9216@lakeread03>...
> "Phil" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:8bd8dc13.0405140631.6770e240@posting.google.c om...
> > minor war going on in the ULTRA list over whice is harder.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > I've done a 100 miler and it's damn hard - never tried and IM but
> > suspect it's a bit easier (to just finish before cutoff).
> >

A very nice comment from the great guy at Fleet Feet (if you ever need
shoes in Boulder, CO - they are the best!) - triathlons are easier
because you are using different muscles and joints over the time
period.

But they are harder because you have to train to use different muscles
and joints.

> >
> > [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> Different game. Different training. Different Persona.
>
> You could ask an equally challenging question:
>
> Who is more fit: A pro cyclist, A pro Runner, A pro Swimmer, A pro Triathlete,
> or A pro weight lifter.
>
> It's an easy anser if you can define "fit".
>
> -CF

08-23-2004, 07:39 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> ,
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Becca) wrote:

> A very nice comment from the great guy at Fleet Feet (if you ever need
> shoes in Boulder, CO - they are the best!) - triathlons are easier
> because you are using different muscles and joints over the time
> period.

I've never tried smoking joints during training or racing. I think it
would be especially hard while swimming, and the air flow during biking
would make them hard to light. Maybe a handlebar-mounted bong would work
better (sort of like an AeroDrink; maybe they could call it the
AeroToke?)?

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson

08-23-2004, 07:39 PM

Harold Buck <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in news:no_one_knows-
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>
> I've never tried smoking joints during training or racing. I think it
> would be especially hard while swimming, and the air flow during biking
> would make them hard to light. Maybe a handlebar-mounted bong would work
> better (sort of like an AeroDrink; maybe they could call it the
> AeroToke?)?
>
> --Harold Buck
>

Lol. Where do you get this stuff Harold?

sinc.
Kim

08-23-2004, 08:09 PM

It all depends if you can swim or not.

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> minor war going on in the ULTRA list over whice is harder.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> I've done a 100 miler and it's damn hard - never tried and IM but
> suspect it's a bit easier (to just finish before cutoff).
>
>
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