[ttwarrior1]

Some charity begged him to run a charity marathon and he had to drop out just a little over 1 mile. He tried to tell the organizers he doesn't have endurance muscle fibers and is accustomed to running less than 30 seconds. The organizers said " carl you are in shape, you will do just fine" . Carl then tried to explain there is nothing healthy about running marathons and being a distant runner and that there is nothing healthy about being a sprinter either. You have all these people with cancer running in a marathon and all they are doing is breaking down their immune systems.
Dr kenneth cooper the person responsible for the aerobics and running craze that happened in the 70s and contiinues to this day has retracted his statement saying that aerobics, mainly running is good for your health. Especially extreme aerobic activity. After he wrote his book he started having more clients with heart attacks , strokes, foot, knee and back issues . He retracted his statement in the mid 90's but the running community only says he did so because he is in his 80 and must be senile. People that are sick, with cancer and people that haven't been running for years should not be running in marathons. Most people run marathons for the same reason, someone decides they want to get stronger in weightlifting. There is nothing healthy about guy clean and jerking 500 pounds over his head. Any thoughts?

[GELATINOUS CUBE]

He was probably 1000 yards ahead of everyone at the first mile marker

[OmgUrMom]

any thoughts? well its not a healthy thing to do if your not in shape, if you trained for it, it is just fine and a good thing.

[G's pks]

[Chi_archie]

Long distance running, especially on pavement/asphalt..... is killer on the body.....


but people that like to do it, are prob way better off than couch potatoes

[MadTiger]

I had shin splints before. Those mother****ers HURT!

(This sprinter recovered to be co-captain NCAA DIII college)

[ttwarrior1]

they might like to do it, but its still not good for your health , most runners do it for a mental reason, like people jerking a heavy weight, then after they get up, they complain about their shoulder

[jgray]

He was probably 1000 yards ahead of everyone at the first mile marker

That's a guarantee for the first 100 meters.

Lewis is right to a certain extent. That kind of distance running is very hard on your body. Most should never attempt. Could he do it? Sure. Should he? Probably not.

[philswin]

I hope they did not let him sing the National Anthem. I have run several Marathons, they are good for you if you train properly. I prefer 1/2 Marathons though.

[poker_dummy101]

I hope they did not let him sing the National Anthem.

[thezbar]

Carl Lewis can't go a distance of ground. Nor did he really try to.

[GELATINOUS CUBE]

well he was being forced to run a marathon.

[OmgUrMom]

well he was being forced to run a marathon.

really? he could of easily said no, I'm not in the kind of shape I need to be in to run it. They would of certainly understood.

[wtf]

probably saw a cute dude in the crowd and sucked him off

[ttwarrior1]

he is in shape, he is a sprinter, not a marathon runner, most marathon runners think people in shape can run marathons.

[ttwarrior1]