therunnerdude wrote:[quote"theman"]Oh man, where do I start?
First, just because you ran both the 800 and 5k does not mean you ran both correctly. There is a difference between a runner and runner that wants to be better, i.e., a runner that wants to be better can make any race hurt if ran properly.
Second, I have personally talked to the members about the races, as you most aptly suggested, and the results came back NOT in favor of your theory (ya know, the one that got you in trouble
).
Third, much can be said about what a human can do if they want something bad enough, so let me ask you this question: If he had the ability to finish the race, would he have done it? DDDUUUUHHH!!! You imply that he simply CHOSE to not finish, when in reality it WAS NOT physically possible. If you do not believe me, then you are the ignorant one, not I.
Cheers
My theory didn't get me in trouble my reference to low intelligence did!
but its an opinion and just to let u know the human mind will give up before ur body will...and i have ran the 800 at state and ran a 5k and even 10k very competitively.[/quote]
You don't know a lot about distance running if you think the mind always gives up before the body.
I'm not saying your opinion is wrong about the 800 being tougher than a 5k, it just doesn't sound like you know both sides of the fence, but then again I don't know ya.