If an olympic/professtional stantard marathon runner stopped ALL training for a year and then did a marathon would they be able to complete the course?
I would imagine they probably be able to complete the course, but I doubt it would be at the level it would be had the trained for the entire year
Thats kinda obvious.......maybe i asked an obvious question tho :moon:
I'd guess yes. I believe a woman at the OT did exactly that. It was not pretty let me tell ya, but she finished. I believe she was on bedrest for a pregnancy and had only a few weeks of training in
the simple answer to your question is yes. They would complete it. Time though was not considered in your equation. So given no time consideration yes they would if completion is the only criteria.
I agree, they probably would finish.
Yeah! sorry i should of said, i ment getting round in a somewhat resonable time, coz anyone could walk it.
So bascially they would lose all form?....and none of the bodies adaptions to the a life deicated to running would remain?.....so running is very much a "use it or u lose it sport"? i.e its not very skill based it is just about accumulating regular training?
So bascially they would lose all form?....and none of the bodies adaptions to the a life deicated to running would remain?.....so running is very much a "use it or u lose it sport"? i.e its not very skill based it is just about accumulating regular training?
I'd agree with that statement. However rather than "use it or lose it", I like to think of it as "you get back what you put it". Whether you genetically gifted or not.
whatever floats
That's interesting you bring this up. During the Olympics coverage yesterday, there was a wonderful segment on Stylianos Kyriakies. I can't do his story justice with a short post here, but he was a 1936 Greek Olympic marathoner and after WW2 came to the US to run Boston. And he hadn't trained for Boston, but he won it, 2:29.
I do think elite marathoners can likely plunk out a decent marathon even if they had extended time off.
I do think elite marathoners can likely plunk out a decent marathon even if they had extended time off.