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Aleksandr Sorokin smashes 24-hour world record with 198.6 mile run

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Re: Aleksandr Sorokin smashes 24-hour world record with 198.6 mile run

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Post by lake_vincent »

MerelyMortal wrote: post #63
lake_vincent wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The guy was clearly juiced up on dihydrogen monoxide.

I can't believe the run ogranizers allowed him to use DHMO (dihydrogen monoxide), it's a very deadly substance if one isn't careful. There's even a website dedicated to how devistating it is: https://www.dhmo.org

The performance advantage is ridiculous too. You see a guy on DHMO next to a regular guy without it, and the results are very predictable. Totally unfair.

Re: Aleksandr Sorokin smashes 24-hour world record with 198.6 mile run

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Post by ar_lan »

hammock wrote: post #59
joelrunyon wrote: post #4

This type of distance / pace is hard for some people to even grasp. This line helps sum it up nicely: > That’s 7:15 per mile or 4:30 per kilometer for 24 straight hours. Incredible

Eight gallons of gasoline

This is a frighteningly-cool insight. If I think about a single marathon, that's roughly 1 gallon of gas for my own car. I don't know how to translate that to human fuel, but it is crazy to me to think that that is not an insignificant amount of fuel the human body needs to burn to do the equivalent of a car.

Re: Aleksandr Sorokin smashes 24-hour world record with 198.6 mile run

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Post by speakfreely »

joelrunyon wrote: post #4

This type of distance / pace is hard for some people to even grasp. This line helps sum it up nicely: > That’s 7:15 per mile or 4:30 per kilometer for 24 straight hours. Incredible

Anyone who can run 5 miles at 7:15 pace is a pretty well conditioned athlete. If you can keep that pace for an hour, that shows some determination. Multiple hours is an incredible feat. 24 hours is just suprahuman.

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Post by rossvor »

wazoox wrote: post #45
thro388 wrote: post #36

Good for him he got Lithuanian citizenship. Many "Russians" born in Lithuania never got that privilege! Edit: not true, see comments bellow

Being a multiple records holder undoubtedly helps a lot.

I think the GP is a bit confused and mixed Lithuania up with its neighbors. Lithuania, unlike its neighbors Estonia and Latvia, gave citizenship automatically to everyone residing in Lithuania right before the independence. While Estonia and Latvia chose to create a naturalization process aimed at excluding ethnic Russians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statelessness#Estonia_and_Latv...

Re: Aleksandr Sorokin smashes 24-hour world record with 198.6 mile run

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Post by michael1999 »

yubiox wrote: post #40

I want to run but I cough for hours after running. Doc gave me an inhaler but it doesn't do anything. Any ideas? Help!

Exercise asthma is a drag.

You might be opening up your lungs more than usual during running, and dirty or dry air can be irritating to pockets that aren't used to use. Start with short runs to build up your tolerance. Running on wet days can help -- the air is cleaner, wet, and less irritating. Good nose breathing will humidify and filter the air through your sinuses instead of passing straight to the lungs. Huffing steam through your nose in the shower before or after can calm the irritated tissue. If that doesn't work, reactine or a puffer can help. A light puff deep in the lungs _before_ the run can help stave it off.

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Post by toss1 »

yubiox wrote: post #40

I want to run but I cough for hours after running. Doc gave me an inhaler but it doesn't do anything. Any ideas? Help!

After getting a flu some years ago, I had a similar problem ever since it cleared up. I have no idea if it is like yours, so it might be a longshot; mine is classified as "mild exercise-induced asthma". It is worst in cold weather.

I've also found that the inhaler helps only marginally, but it does help to start out each run on a much slower than normal pace, even walking (sort of giving the airways time to adjust), and also starting out wearing a scarf or big collar over the airways to trap moisture in the airstream. It's kind of annoying to do as my usual routine was a good warmup then just start right-off at full pace, but since then, I kind of pay for that.

Good luck, I hope this helps or or you can find something that does!

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Post by elil17 »

hammock wrote: post #59
joelrunyon wrote: post #4

This type of distance / pace is hard for some people to even grasp. This line helps sum it up nicely: > That’s 7:15 per mile or 4:30 per kilometer for 24 straight hours. Incredible

Eight gallons of gasoline

Humans are much more energy efficient than cars, so it was less than 3/4 of a gallon (100 kcal/mile * 200 miles = 20,000 calories = 0.7 gallons of gas or about 6 pounds of body fat). He's probably much more efficient than 100 kcal/mile though.

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Post by foobarian »

dmos62 wrote: post #5

I've started running and an unexpected challenge is boredom. The running is challenging as is, but doing it for ~1h30m has been, for me, well, tedious. I guess that's a byproduct of always being within arm's reach of a phone.

My problem with running was knee malfunction. I don't know how people do it short of just accepting the damage and/or getting mechanical replacements.
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