runners and their weight

devotional1993

so you think you are slim because you are a runner-next time someone says you are skinny show them this.......makes you nearly feel fat!


Emile Zatopek - 5'81/2' (1.740m)/154lbs (69.8kg): same as the average man
Herb Elliott - 5'101/2' (1.791m)/147lbs (66.6kg): 11 per cent below average
Kip Keino - 5'9' (1.753m)/146lbs (66.2kg): 9 per cent below average
Seb Coe - 5'10' (1.778m)/120lbs (54.4kg): over 20 per cent below average
Steve Cram - 6'11/2' (1.867m)/153lbs (69kg): 15 per cent below average
Linford Christie - 6'21/2' (1.89m)/170lbs (77kg): 10 per cent below average
Wendy Sly - 5'51/2' (1.66m)/113lbs (51kg): 11 per cent below average
Yvonne Murray - 5'7' (1.70m)/111lbs (50kg): 18 per cent below average
Sally Gunnell - 5'6' (1.67m)/124lbs (56kg): 5 per cent below average
Ingrid Kristiansen - 5'61/2' (1.68m)/128lbs (58kg): 4 per cent below average
Tatyana Kazankina - 5'31/2' (1.61m)/110lbs (49kg): 6 per cent below average
Greta Waitz - 5'61/2' (1.689m)/110lbs (49kg): 17 per cent below average

Dotcomdolly

devotional1993 wrote: »

so you think you are slim because you are a runner-next time someone says you are skinny show them this.......makes you nearly feel fat!


Emile Zatopek - 5'81/2' (1.740m)/154lbs (69.8kg): same as the average man
Herb Elliott - 5'101/2' (1.791m)/147lbs (66.6kg): 11 per cent below average
Kip Keino - 5'9' (1.753m)/146lbs (66.2kg): 9 per cent below average
Seb Coe - 5'10' (1.778m)/120lbs (54.4kg): over 20 per cent below average
Steve Cram - 6'11/2' (1.867m)/153lbs (69kg): 15 per cent below average
Linford Christie - 6'21/2' (1.89m)/170lbs (77kg): 10 per cent below average
Wendy Sly - 5'51/2' (1.66m)/113lbs (51kg): 11 per cent below average
Yvonne Murray - 5'7' (1.70m)/111lbs (50kg): 18 per cent below average
Sally Gunnell - 5'6' (1.67m)/124lbs (56kg): 5 per cent below average
Ingrid Kristiansen - 5'61/2' (1.68m)/128lbs (58kg): 4 per cent below average
Tatyana Kazankina - 5'31/2' (1.61m)/110lbs (49kg): 6 per cent below average
Greta Waitz - 5'61/2' (1.689m)/110lbs (49kg): 17 per cent below average

25lbs lighter than me, yup it does :pac: But no-one has called me a skinny runner yet!

robinph

Always been skinny myself, but I've no problem being fairly similar stats to Linford.

devotional1993

Emile Zatopek - 5'81/2' (1.740m)/154lbs (69.8kg): same as the average man

I'd actually question the averages as people are much heavier these days-5ft 8.5 and 154lbs seems lighter than average to me.

Bloody Nipples

I'm 6'0 and 71.5kg, dunno how this compares with averages, but it's down from 84kg of flab so i'm delighted!! Not really worried about how i compare to other runners as long as i can perform to acceptable level

Hard Worker

devotional1993 wrote: »

so you think you are slim because you are a runner-next time someone says you are skinny show them this.......makes you nearly feel fat!


Emile Zatopek - 5'81/2' (1.740m)/154lbs (69.8kg): same as the average man
Herb Elliott - 5'101/2' (1.791m)/147lbs (66.6kg): 11 per cent below average
Kip Keino - 5'9' (1.753m)/146lbs (66.2kg): 9 per cent below average
Seb Coe - 5'10' (1.778m)/120lbs (54.4kg): over 20 per cent below average
Steve Cram - 6'11/2' (1.867m)/153lbs (69kg): 15 per cent below average
Linford Christie - 6'21/2' (1.89m)/170lbs (77kg): 10 per cent below average
Wendy Sly - 5'51/2' (1.66m)/113lbs (51kg): 11 per cent below average
Yvonne Murray - 5'7' (1.70m)/111lbs (50kg): 18 per cent below average
Sally Gunnell - 5'6' (1.67m)/124lbs (56kg): 5 per cent below average
Ingrid Kristiansen - 5'61/2' (1.68m)/128lbs (58kg): 4 per cent below average
Tatyana Kazankina - 5'31/2' (1.61m)/110lbs (49kg): 6 per cent below average
Greta Waitz - 5'61/2' (1.689m)/110lbs (49kg): 17 per cent below average

How accurate are those figures?
I find it hard to believe that the figures for Zatopek and Keino are correct. It would be hard to find a 5'9" Kenyan weighing so much.

ecoli

devotional1993 wrote: »

so you think you are slim because you are a runner-next time someone says you are skinny show them this.......makes you nearly feel fat!


Emile Zatopek - 5'81/2' (1.740m)/154lbs (69.8kg): same as the average man
Herb Elliott - 5'101/2' (1.791m)/147lbs (66.6kg): 11 per cent below average
Kip Keino - 5'9' (1.753m)/146lbs (66.2kg): 9 per cent below average
Seb Coe - 5'10' (1.778m)/120lbs (54.4kg): over 20 per cent below average
Steve Cram - 6'11/2' (1.867m)/153lbs (69kg): 15 per cent below average
Linford Christie - 6'21/2' (1.89m)/170lbs (77kg): 10 per cent below average
Wendy Sly - 5'51/2' (1.66m)/113lbs (51kg): 11 per cent below average
Yvonne Murray - 5'7' (1.70m)/111lbs (50kg): 18 per cent below average
Sally Gunnell - 5'6' (1.67m)/124lbs (56kg): 5 per cent below average
Ingrid Kristiansen - 5'61/2' (1.68m)/128lbs (58kg): 4 per cent below average
Tatyana Kazankina - 5'31/2' (1.61m)/110lbs (49kg): 6 per cent below average
Greta Waitz - 5'61/2' (1.689m)/110lbs (49kg): 17 per cent below average

Weight can have very little bearing example Chris Solisnky

Height: 6-1
Weight: 165lbs (74.84 stone)
PRs: 1,500 3:37.27 (2007), 3,000m - 7:36.90 (2007), 5,000m 12:56
10,000m (26:59.60AR)

Next time a someone says your not a runner because you not super slim throw that one in there face:p

menoscemo

ecoli wrote: »

Weight can have very little bearing example Chris Solisnky

Height: 6-1
Weight: 165lbs (74.84 stone)
PRs: 1,500 3:37.27 (2007), 3,000m - 7:36.90 (2007), 5,000m 12:56
10,000m (26:59.60AR)

Next time a someone says your not a runner because you not super slim throw that one in there face:p

:eek: Chris Solinsky is almost 75 stone

ecoli

menoscemo wrote: »

:eek: Chris Solinsky is almost 75 stone

oops 74 kg my bad though that would be some sight

menoscemo

ecoli wrote: »

oops 74 kg my bad though that would be some sight

In fairness 74kg at 6ft 1 is still very skinny.
I am Skolinsky's weight at 5 ft 9

TheRoadRunner

ecoli wrote: »

Next time a someone says your not a runner because you not super slim throw that one in there face:p

At a recent 5k race I bumped into an old school mate. When I told him what time I'd ran he was in shock, he told me I didn't look like a runner. I had to hold my tongue the guy was about 3 stone overweight and was over 10 minutes slower than me. I never liked the $hit head anyway

Dotcomdolly

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

At a recent 5k race I bumped into an old school mate. When I told him what time I'd ran he was in shock, he told me I didn't look like a runner. I had to hold my tongue the guy was about 3 stone overweight and was over 10 minutes slower than me. I never liked the $hit head anyway

Cheeky bollix

woodchopper

The more miles an athlete logs the more likely they are to lose weight unless they include Bigmacs or pizzas as part of there refueling from exercise.

ocnoc

I refuel with whatever I get my hands on...
I can't put on weight!