tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082514471629452524.post4429679843469036472..comments2022-11-10T02:32:10.666-06:00Comments on A Runner's Dilemma: No 200-Mile Relay, but Instead Cream of Wheaton 5KAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342852760288011089noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082514471629452524.post-47230595414763216172008-04-04T16:03:00.000-05:002008-04-04T16:03:00.000-05:00Runner's World had a piece on this last summer. Ro...Runner's World had a piece on this last summer. Roughly, 10 lbs of excess weight = 62 seconds in a 5K, I think I read. I'll check. It was substantial.<BR/><BR/>Lots of things factor in. The weight must be lose-able. Go beyond that and it becomes injurious. How was the weight lost? In my case, it will mostly be through training, so part of the weight lost returns as muscle, and, in the process of training, fitness increases. If a runner is a veteran, he may not seen the same results, as his overall fitness level may be superior to a couch potato who decides to run a marathon.<BR/><BR/>However the math shakes out for you personally, it can't help but very good. I have five easy lbs to lose. Could be 10. Possibly 15.<BR/><BR/>I weight around 137 now. In my fast days, I was almost 110 (107 most often). Quite light by any standard, and I do not think I will see that weight again. There are 27 more lbs, though, that I carry, which causes much trouble over a long run.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342852760288011089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082514471629452524.post-91270952207206319692008-04-04T15:44:00.000-05:002008-04-04T15:44:00.000-05:00I wonder how much weight affects speed? I should ...I wonder how much weight affects speed? I should find a fit runner and put a weight bag on them. :)Andrew is getting fithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509663563205981548noreply@blogger.com