Inventor of the treadmill dies

[La]

He lived a good long life.
http://www.thespec.com/news/world/artic ... dies-at-96

In his honour, I will go for a run OUTSIDE today!

[turd ferguson]

I wonder what his family will do? Put him in the corner of the living room and use him to hang laundry on to dry?

[fingerboy]

Hmm an 8min mile 4-5x a week. I wish running was that simple.

[Jwolf]

Hmm an 8min mile 4-5x a week. I wish running was that simple.

yeah- seriously- where does that come from.

[turd ferguson]

Hmm an 8min mile 4-5x a week. I wish running was that simple.

yeah- seriously- where does that come from.

Why is that funny?

[Jwolf]

Hmm an 8min mile 4-5x a week. I wish running was that simple.

yeah- seriously- where does that come from.

Why is that funny?

the article says that if you run one 8-minute mile 4-5 times per week then you'll have good fitness. That's not enough exercise to be "good fitness."

[turd ferguson]

Hmm an 8min mile 4-5x a week. I wish running was that simple.

yeah- seriously- where does that come from.

Why is that funny?

the article says that if you run one 8-minute mile 4-5 times per week then you'll have good fitness. That's a bit low.

I disagree. It probably puts you in the top quartile of fitness. It only looks low when you hang around with other dedicated runners.

[Jwolf]

Hmm an 8min mile 4-5x a week. I wish running was that simple.

yeah- seriously- where does that come from.

Why is that funny?

the article says that if you run one 8-minute mile 4-5 times per week then you'll have good fitness. That's a bit low.

I disagree. It probably puts you in the top quartile of fitness. It only looks low when you hang around with other dedicated runners.

it's just that even the American heart association and the like recommend 30 min/day 4-5 days/week. That's a lot more than 8 minutes.
Also, I question the speed- for many less-than-fit people, an eight-minute mile won't even be aerobic.

[Pat Menzies]

A 'brisk" 8 minute mile will do far more for the all around fitness level of the average person than half an hour of slogging 10-11 minute miles.
Health fitness and race fitness are two different things.

[La]

Hmm an 8min mile 4-5x a week. I wish running was that simple.

yeah- seriously- where does that come from.

Why is that funny?

the article says that if you run one 8-minute mile 4-5 times per week then you'll have good fitness. That's a bit low.

I disagree. It probably puts you in the top quartile of fitness. It only looks low when you hang around with other dedicated runners.

it's just that even the American heart association and the like recommend 30 min/day 4-5 days/week. That's a lot more than 8 minutes.
Also, I question the speed- for many less-than-fit people, an eight-minute mile won't even be aerobic.

Keep in mind, that recommendation was made a very long time ago (60s?).

An 8-min mile is challenging for me.

[Avis]

Yeah, I had to do a lot of "slogging" before I was even capable of running a mile in 8 minutes.

[Jwolf]

Yeah, I had to do a lot of "slogging" before I was even capable of running a mile in 8 minutes.

me too.

[FishHog]

I ran an 8 min mile underwater once.

(through the detroit tunnel during the Detroit Marathon, but I got a nice certificate saying I ran it underwater).

[ultraslacker]

I've never run an 8 minute mile, so I guess if I did that a few times a week I'd be in better shape than I am now. :P

[babysteps]

That's about 12 kph for 1.61 km right? (I just woke up from a nap and don't trust my math...) I think I have a new goal!!

[drghfx]

Is this how he died?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPc137Wukww

Anyway, it's an oldie but a goodie!

[Irongirl]

Yeah, I had to do a lot of "slogging" before I was even capable of running a mile in 8 minutes.

me too.

I still do most of my runs in a slogging form.