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Joe Soap qualifies for US Olympic Trials.

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  • #2
    Fusitive
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    Jared Ward who is a college professor ran 2:09:25 as well on Monday. He was 6th in the last Olympics in Rio. Here's an Olympic Channel short doc on him

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=affCA4a8Cv0


  • #3
    rom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭rom


    OOnegative wrote: »
    https://www.podiumrunner.com/stephen-vangampleare-takes-the-boston-marathon-open-title_177135

    Some story!!

    Someone who runs 120Miles+ every week is not really a regular guy.


  • #4
    OOnegative
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    rom wrote: »
    Someone who runs 120Miles+ every week is not really a regular guy.

    Krusty in his prime knocks out 120 mile weeks and he works a regular 9-5 job I believe. dublin runner is another who would have approached 120 miles weekly and he works crazy hours. Plenty of similar out there i’m sure, the lads are examples I know from here.


  • #5
    Working class heroes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭Working class heroes


    Not just the lads ya know......

    Racism is now hiding behind the cloak of Community activism.



  • #6
    rom
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    OOnegative wrote: »
    Krusty in his prime knocks out 120 mile weeks and he works a regular 9-5 job I believe. dublin runner is another who would have approached 120 miles weekly and he works crazy hours. Plenty of similar out there i’m sure, the lads are examples I know from here.

    I know what you are saying but the sensationalist headline to appeal to the masses that annoys me.


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  • #7
    KSU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 946 ✭✭✭KSU


    rom wrote: »
    I know what you are saying but the sensationalist headline to appeal to the masses that annoys me.

    Better to demystify hard work than dismiss as "talent"


  • #8
    ultrapercy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭ultrapercy


    KSU wrote: »
    Better to demystify hard work than dismiss as "talent"

    True and it's worth noting that several Irishmen have ran this time or close recently while holding full time jobs such as Gardai, Teachers, Doctors, Accountants, fitness instructors etc. One in particular ran faster than that at 44 years of age. All of those would be running north of 100 mpw in peak training.


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