Running Prop Bet

[Piece of Cake]

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but yesterday I was talking to my friend who used to play soccer competitively, and he said that 45 mins would have been very hard even for him back when he was playing soccer and tennis year-round.

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Was he the goal-keeper?

[gimmetheloot]

OP, I started running in HS, took 2 MO to go from 1-2 MI to a 10 mile non stop run at 8:30 miles.

Get a week to train, and just spend long times on the treadmill on that week. IE run for 10 mins, walk 2, run 7, walk 2, run 7 more, walk 2, just get used to running and running and running. Your endurance if you do like an hour of hard training for a week on the treadmil should jump exponentially every other day.

Also make sure to just get in your own head and think about ANYTHING but the running.

I like to try and do math problems, just simple things like conversions and ft/sec and things like that because they seem to take an awful long time when im running and having a hard time concentrating and remembering numbers. But it lets me run and not keep thinking, 'god damn this sucks, my calves hurt, im out of breath, etc.'

[djk123]

Thanks for the suggestions. It looks like I will have a little longer to get ready since my family is going on vacation for a week on friday or saturday. I might do some running at the beach.

[Bantam222]

Can't you just head down to a track right now and see if you can do it, worst care you get a nice run. If you can take the bet, rest up for this weekend and gogogogogo.

[mmbt0ne]

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I think the strategy is you need to eat some carbs the day before (pasta) and then eat greens/salad like a couple hours before you go. The carbs are for stored energy. You want something light the day of, though.

This is what I remember, but might be off slightly.

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A little. You need to eat your food day before day before. If you're running Saturday, eat lots of good carbs Thursday night. Also, your sleep Thursday night will be very important as well.

[ilikeaces86_]

Should be easy if you are in shape at all.

[Victor]

i think you will do it. i would bet on it.

[tarheeljks]

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Can't you just head down to a track right now and see if you can do it, worst care you get a nice run. If you can take the bet, rest up for this weekend and gogogogogo.

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that's a good idea. do a 2 mile time trial

[LetItBe]

Are you kidding? If you get 50 minutes bet the house! 10 minute miles are literally almost walking. And no way does a competitive soccer player NOT do this in much less time...I played soccer and we had to do 2 miles in 12 minutes, 3 in 21, and 4 in 30...so another 15 minutes for a mile? I don't know what your friend is talking about.

Note- I do run a lot, so my thoughts are probably skewed, but I swear when I drag my wife along to run even she can do better than 10 minute miles!

EDIT: Okay they are skewed (obviously), just peeked at my running log for the past few runs...you would NEVER do it in 45 minutes. 50 is still doable, but don't bet the house [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Alobar]

you sir are screwed