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Originally Posted by OrangeUte
anybody that says long distance running isn't a sport hasn't seen ryan hall run. seeing how effortlessly he runs in that video was very impressive.
he flies.
i've tried to break a 7 minute mile, and i can't get my legs moving fast enough. i do 10-15 miles / week, so it's not as if i just sit around. he's very impressive.
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There are things one can do to accelerate leg speed if it doesn't come naturally. When I was younger, my leg speed was simply there. Now it's not without weights, intervals and tempo.
Running hard is hard.
I remember at the end of most races puking from effort. Your side hurts, your lungs burn and every muscle wishes it could die, but you must mentally push through that. Sometimes I wimp out. The great runners do not.
I like to jog, but I hate running, because it means pure pain.