#long distance running

[wanjikusblog]

The lads go for the marathon WR. 😂

Jake, Luke, and Adam were feeling mighty sprightly on the day, so they decided to pit their running skills against the Tumbleator. Their goal; to sprint each kilometer of the legendary 42.195km in slightly under 3 minutes, which is how fast they'd need to run just to equal Kelvin Kiptum's marathon WR of 2hrs and 35 seconds.

Needless to say it went all kinds of ways. Jake lasted a while before falling and hitting his head on the deck, Luke held up pretty manfully until the inevitable overstriding caught up with him. And Adam, well, let's just say that Adam's gone back to the drawing board.

#facebook #sports #athletics #marathon running #long distance running

[vintagepromotions]

Poster for the 7th Los Angeles Marathon (1992).

#vintage poster #1990s #los angeles marathon #la marathon #running #marathon #sports #long distance running #mercedes-benz #usa #los angeles

[afrotumble]

New marathon world record.

#kelvin kiptum #2023 #world record #kenya #africa #athletics #long distance running #chicago marathon

[finding-hope-strength-courage]

Taken: 15/01/2024 - My longest run ever! Can’t believe I managed this! Last 2 miles were a struggle! 🏃🏻‍♀️

#Fitness #Running #Exercise #Long Distance Running #Training #Personal Achievements #Progress

[deweydecimalchickens]

No, YOU'VE gone slightly insane about turning 40.

In unrelated news, someone was selling their ticket to Escape From Meriden, and I bought it.

Escape From Meriden is a long-distance running event where you start at the cross in Meriden, allegedly the centre of England, and run away. For 24 hours. Person who gets the furthest as the crow flies wins.

In November.

THIS IS FINE.

#Running #Long distance running #Ultramarathon #Escape from Meriden

[futurebird]

All long distance runners are, to some degree, in some way, crazy people. I have never met a "normal runner."

#running #long distance running

[bilgeyim]

Rüzgarlı havada koşmayı hiç sevmem, bugün 8km olunca bırakmayı düşündüm. Baktım saate yokuş yukarı hızımı korumak için biraz fazla gitmişim yorulmuşum. Tempom güzel olunca gaza geldim. Eve kadar da 2km dinlenme jogu koştum tin tin. Suratımdaki meymenetsizlik yorgunluktan. Böyle böyle kazanılıyor yarışlar.

#yoruldumm #koşu günlükleri #veganrunner #long distance running

[ninangamearts]

Forgot to post this over the weekend, but I did my first half marathon of the year 🏃🏻‍♀️ January down, 11 more months to go 😅👟✨ 5 more days until Surf City!! ☀️

#long distance running #running #virtual race #virtualpaceseries #halfmarathon #13.1 miles

[mansorus]

#art #generationalwealth #mansorus #mental health awareness #philly #distance running #long distance #long distance running #spider man

[wanjikusblog]

All in good fun I suppose.

Truth be told, elite female marathoners routinely complete 42.195 km in less time than it took Lil Nas X to run 21.0975km.

Still, who knows what Lil Nas X is capable of should he ever set his mind to becoming an actual long-distance runner.

And while 2hrs and 33 minutes for a half marathon isn't exactly headline news, the American rapper certainly inspired his followers to sit up and take notice of a sport they may not even have heard of before.

#long distance running #sports #social media #marathon running

[asiandragonsports]

Running in Japan

Written by: Luke Metcalf

While researching, I was presented with the question, “Why is Japan the most running obsessed culture in the world?” I believe this blog will answer that question and provide insight into the history of long-distance running in Japan. To answer the preceding question, both the generalized culture of Japanese people and an event called “Ekiden” must be analyzed. 

Japan’s social ideology is very dominantly collectivist, meaning they tend to emphasize community and helping each other to form the best society possible for everyone. In Japanese, the term “wa” means “group harmony,” and it is widely considered to be a vital aspect of sports in Japan. This aspect of collectivism is evident in the long-distance running community in Japan, especially in races called “Ekidens.” Ekiden literally translates to “relaying station,” and it is inspired by the couriers who carried messages between Tokyo and Kyoto in the Edo period (1603-1869). These couriers would work in somewhat of a relay fashion by running to one station, handing off the message to the next courier, and then continuing in this fashion until the message was delivered. Modern Ekiden relays began in 1917, and typically teams of six people complete legs of a twenty-six mile race over two days, while trying to win the competition as a group. Although the twenty-six mile distance is most traditional, Ekidens can range in distances up to 458 miles with about fifty members per relay team. Interestingly, instead of a baton being passed along from leg to leg, a tasuki (sash) is passed between runners on a team. You may notice that I continue emphasizing “team,” and that is because Ekidens turn a solitary sport (running) into a tight-knit team sport involving the whole community of Japan. If one leg of the relay does not run well, the whole team will suffer as a result, unlike the American sport of cross country, where runners each run the whole distance and are primarily scored as individuals. It would seem to the outsider as though Ekidens in Japan are comparable to cross country races in America, but that could not be further from the truth. The sport of cross country in America is extremely underfunded, and athletes typically participate purely for the love of the sport, whereas in Japan, universities spend large amounts of money on scholarships and creating nice facilities for runners to train on. This further emphasizes how central long-distance running is to Japan. 

Pictured: a tasuki handoff during an Ekiden.

Hakone Ekiden, occurring on the New Year holiday, is the most popular Ekiden in the nation, and it is likened to the Tour de France or the Super Bowl with all day television access, and about fifty million views per day over the two-day event. People come out of their homes to support the runners as they run through the streets and to ultimately support their community. The elite performances seen in Ekidens are by no mistake, and to understand why, it may help to compare Japanese runners to the legendary runners from Kenya and Ethiopia. The best long-distance runners are typically short to medium height and generally, many Kenyans, Ethiopians, and Japanese people fit that description. Not only that, but the training style of the three countries is very similar in that they all train in large groups and hold each other accountable for their training as a running community. Finally, a fun fact is that the typical Japanese diet naturally lends itself to support healthy and elite runners. A “runner’s diet” is not difficult to come by because it is already the staple of Japanese society, as opposed to a country like the United States, where runners must put in a little extra effort to find the foods necessary to fuel their bodies for elite performances.

References:

#running #long distance running #ekiden #japan

[afrotumble]

#icons #g.o.a.t (greatest of all time) #eliud kipchoge #lewis hamilton #athletics #long distance running #marathon #f1 #formula 1 #sports #speed #endurance #african

[cats-and-airplanes]

Just ran 3km in 18 minutes! The bitch is back!!

#the next 4km weren't as fast but thats okay #well on my way to running a 15k under 1:30 in September #long distance running

[deweydecimalchickens]

i keep seeing people selling tickets for this batshit ultramarathon I'm doing in November because they're "not prepared" or "training hasn't gone to plan" and I'm like

For real I took my post-Covid lungs out on an easy flat two miles around the park on a warm day and they feel like they've been scraped with a melon baller. Good times. This is gonna suck. On the plus side I did stop to pay homage to one of the local #NotMyCats, on his nest of brambles and no fucks given:

#Running #Escape from Meriden #Long distance running #The ineptitude of the long distance runner #This is not my cat #Covid 19

[finding-hope-strength-courage]

Taken: 07/04/2024 - Completed my first half marathon!! In a time of 02:22:09! So incredibly happy with this as it was such a tough route and weather conditions with the wind. Never believed I would be able to do something like this! 🏃🏻‍♀️

#Photos #Photography #Running #Exercise #Fitness #Runner #Long Distance Running #Half Marathon #Personal Achievements #Sport #Grateful #Food #Food Photography #Food Photos

[bilgeyim]

Şokomelli bir 10K üşengeçliği yendi.

#strava #veganrunner #long distance running