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You've got to be thin to win?

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Jubear Aug 2009 7:28pm, 26 Aug 2009 183 posts	Quote Pin Jubear Every 2lbs less = 10s/mile? So I should be half min/mile quicker this month than last? Think I can disprove that theory - oh, or have you got to train as well?
Velociraptor Aug 2009 7:34pm, 26 Aug 2009 8,304 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor You near as dammit win, though, paul a
Velociraptor Aug 2009 7:38pm, 26 Aug 2009 8,305 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Actually ... this year I have won TEN marathons Select your event well, and getting thin doesn't matter. (Incidentally, I didn't lose an ounce during the 10-in-10, and didn't eat a huge amount more than normal. All that stuff about people struggling to eat enough to fuel their way through the event was bollox lightly drizzled with snake oil.)
Rach E Aug 2009 9:06pm, 26 Aug 2009 4,245 posts	Quote Pin Rach E I've run my best and worst 10ks at exactly the same weight. Weight definitely makes a difference, but so do a myriad of other factors....
LouLou Aug 2009 9:27pm, 26 Aug 2009 1,494 posts	Quote Pin LouLou congratulations Big Al! I agree that it makes a difference - my fastest halfs were when I weighed about 6 pounds lighter. I wouldn't class myself as light and most girls that run fast half times are a good bit thinner than me. But there again its multifactorial - suspect they train harder than my current life permits!
DrBob Aug 2009 9:46pm, 31 Aug 2009 1,917 posts	Quote Pin DrBob I've lost 4 lb in the last month Not sure it'll make a huge amount of difference mind. My age 24 racing weight was about 18 lb lighter than I currently am and I was about 4 min quicker over 10k than my recent best. If I apply the equation I'd be faster now than I was then, which is silly, so I'd take it with a small pinch of salt!
Velociraptor Aug 2009 9:50pm, 31 Aug 2009 8,330 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor 12 years ago, I weighed about 7lb less than I do now, and the only exercise I did was walking short journeys instead of taking the car. There is no earthly way I can imagine being that weight now. I rather like having shoulders and arms instead of bits of string dangling down from each side of my neck, though
DrBob Aug 2009 9:54pm, 31 Aug 2009 1,918 posts	Quote Pin DrBob good point vrap, muscles can actually be helpful for running too. I was worried by the girl on the front of RW this month, could have been the lighting but she looked like a banned size 0 model to me! Bloody silly mag, must get round to cancelling my subs
Velociraptor Aug 2009 9:59pm, 31 Aug 2009 8,332 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor The cover model was the least of the silliness in the current RW
DrBob Aug 2009 10:02pm, 31 Aug 2009 1,919 posts	Quote Pin DrBob unfortunately I put it down after seeing the cover

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Big Al Widepants is trying to lose weight because an article in Runner's World told him he could expect to knock 4 minutes off his half marathon time if he got closer to his ideal weight.

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