Re: RC: (Fwd) LD AND OPINIONS-10k & 20k

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 05:30 AM 1/22/01, Beth wrote:
>As a running coach, I can tell you that if you want success at the longer 
>distances you will have to be successful at the shorter distances.

I stand corrected.  The distance runners I am acquainted with don't compete 
at shorter (10, 20K) distances very often - I could actually say rarely.  I 
assumed that they, as "to finish is to win" runners were average for the 
sport in how they trained, and we all know what they say about 
assumptions.  The distance runners I know also aren't actually marathoners, 
they are ultra-marathoners.  I don't know if that makes any difference at 
all, but likely the explanation is that they are just weird people.


Lif Strand
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