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- From: ronnie@uts.amdahl.com (Ronnie Townsend)
- Newsgroups: rec.running,misc.fitness
- Subject: Re: 1/4 miles in 46 seconds - what's a decent pace for fat people?
- Message-ID: <e5E403uP61YZ00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 06:10:03 GMT
- References: <1992Aug18.010817.21032@henson.cc.wwu.edu> <Bt5qu2.LFr@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- In article <Bt5qu2.LFr@news.cso.uiuc.edu> hpzg0650@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Hale P Zengingonul) writes:
- >
- >>I am 23 yrs old, 245 lbs, 6'4". When I was running the mile 7 yrs ago,
- >>I was the same height and ~155 lbs. I feel I am in decent shape, but
- >>I have gotten a little on the heavy side and I want to do some stuff
- >>for my c/v fitness.
- >
- > Are you sure about the distance? The world record for 400 meters is ~40 sec.
- >1/4 mile is a little over 400m. If I were you I would check the distance
- >again.
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- I would second that notion. The record is actually 43.29 set by Butch "I was
- framed" Reynolds. To do one in 46 seconds places you on the cusp of world-class.
- If you check it and the time and distance turns out to be legit.. You will be
- needing and agent and I'm prepared to offer my services as you are about to
- become very rich! :-)
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- Ronnie
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