According to the Mercier tables, a 14min 5k equates to a roughly 70m javelin throw.
With all of the douches around the forums claiming that they can run 14min (or faster) and nobody claiming to be able to throw 70m, I am left to believe that the javelin is harder than running.
Discuss....
Yes, running is physically harder. It's not even debatable because running tears apart your legs. When I'm injured, I swim because while it's hard to do, there's no impact. Both running and swimming are incredibly hard to do, but the difference in impact and recovery time separates the two.
>> = better? harder? more fun? cooler?
I can't even tell if everyone is arguing about the same thing.
agod wrote:
Yes, running is physically harder. It's not even debatable because running tears apart your legs.
Throwing rips up your rotator cuff, damages your plant leg, unbalances your hip flexors and can seriously injure your back.
It also requires intense weight lifting.
Of the three sports, running and spear have existed since the caveman. All cavemen ran and threw spears, and surely they had contests to see who was best, and nobody knows which was first. But swimming was definitely last. Apes can make and use spears, but they hate to swim.
swimmig harder wrote:
I have participated in both swimming and running. I have always found swimming to be the harder of the two. The U.S. has so many of the world's top swimmers that it is very difficult to make the Olympic team. While there are many runners in the U.S., not that many take it that seriously. They do it for fun, just to stay in shape, to run in a local 5K/10K, etc. Since we aren't the best in the world at running, it is easier to make the team.
Most of the Olympic swimmers have been working at their sport since their were very young. While Flannigan has been running a long time, it will only be her third marathon when she runs at the Olympics. That would be unheard of in swimming or most any other sport for that matter.
Its not Flannagan's only third race though, she's ran track and xc. How many open water 10k swimmers have never raced in the pool?
arm. wrote:
Keep telling yourself running is the hardest sport ever. It will make you feel better.
But it's ok, keep putting others and other sports down to make yourself feel better as you put your split shorts on for your easy 6 mile recovery run as everyone else in the other sports go hard most every day.
Exactly. Insecure, wimpy distance runner looking for approval. Thank you, I needed a reason to quit and go to bed. If nothing else, some LR message borders make me feel better about myself knowing I'm not THAT pathetic.
Good night.
Javelin throwers are bad *ss, and get way more injuries, than puny runners and swimmers.
Well I have heard the comparisons between the two by many of my triathlon friends, running/swimming coaches, and several sports researchers. (Maryland the state I run in does not have many jav throwers so I'm running on assumptions on this one) Here is what I have come up with.
Most Likely to get hurt in: Run>>Jav>Swim
Most Intense Practices: Swim>>Run>>Jav
Ease as you get better: Jav (It's all technical)>>Swim (The better you get the higher % of recovery on turns you are able to have)>> Run (never gets easier)
Pain Levels during actual event: Run=Swim>>>>Jav
Most Likely to Die in: Swim>Run>Jav (someone may get in the way of the thrower)
Most "Fun": Jav>Run>Swim