whoreallycares wrote:
It's quite impressive. Most guys w/no XC or track background aren't breaking 24...I have no talent but some experience and right now I can't even break 22. Zuck in the 19-mid bracket (with a busy life) is damned good.
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catabalogan wrote:
Why is it so hard for some people to just say, "Nice job" and move on? Sub 20 5k shows a commitment to running far above the average citizen regardless of age, wealth, status, etc. Runners who were famous for something else include Jimmy Carter, Oprah, GW Bush and Bill Clinton. I respect all of them for going out and doing it, even though I may have fundamental disagreements with many things some of them say or do.
Agree with you on this. I'll get downvoted but whatever.
Oprah running a 4:30 is actually quite a feat; she had no running background whatsoever. Carter was also a big runner and I think a 3:2x:xx marathoner, plus fit from being in the US Navy as a nuke boat commander.
Same with 43--he ran a 3:43.
Zuck is younger than me by a year and is sub-20 already (I haven't hit 19:xx since HS). It is going to motivate me to work harder and get better.
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Vent0lin wrote:
So what could he run in the Marathon. Estimating conservatively. This was his first 5k, so should probably run 19 flat after a few more runs.
19:00 --> 39:12 --> 1:24:35 --> 2:54:18
Wow. What this means is nothing less than that Mark Zuckberg could not only run sub3 in the Marathon, he could also stop along the way and take some pics for TheFacebook. Impressive.
I think that would put him more like 40:xx-->1:28-->3:07, if he's 19:05-19:08-ish even w/improvements.
Still, sub-3:10 for 26.2 is impressive for non-studs and non-college peeps.
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Didn’t even medal in his age division. That’s what he gets for supporting censorship.
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Haha. I ran a 10K on Stanford several years ago and if I remember correctly the course was at least 200m short if not more.
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I'm both surprised & not surprised. Sub-20 & finishing 11th outta 1k+ just shows you how out of shape the average American is. Most healthy guys in their 30s should be able to do this if they run a few hours a week. Most don't. The not surprised part of me knows how competitive these guys are. Similar to rich triathletes who need a new goal. These people are motivated & usually go all in on things.
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Too bad he is a terrible person.
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jecht wrote:
It's quite impressive. Most guys w/no XC or track background aren't breaking 24...I have no talent but some experience and right now I can't even break 22. Zuck in the 19-mid bracket (with a busy life) is damned good.
How busy a life do we know he has? I mean Elon runs three companies, showing that CEOs or whatever can be pretty distracted and give 1/3-time. Zuck might work 3 hours a day for all I know. If I were CEO, I'd work 2 hour days if I could get away with it. Heck, Trump ran the country and was playing golf the whole time.
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Pretty sure we've never made a video before for a 19 minute 5k runner but we led the podcast with Zuck74
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I haven't seen any video of the race yet, but here is 7 years ago and honestly his form looks 19 potential.
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QuestionMARK19 wrote:
Genuine question:
if he paid for a full time endurance coach, an s&c coach a full time Physiotherapist, a full time nutritionist, paid for a squad of 10 plus runners to train with daily and trained at altitude on as many miles as possible for a year, what would he run?
I’m saying 15.15, maybe 14.30 a year after that.
He already does most of those things which is why he has that time in the first place. For sure a coach, PT, nutritionist and altitude training. Pretty much every billionaire is on some sort of anti aging regiment and many include altitude rooms as part of that. They also spend hours getting massages while working or in some sort of advanced recovery machine. Look at lebron's routine and that'll give you a small snapshot of what they do. He also doesn't have to spend time to cook, clean or do any of the menial chores normal people have to do. Like work.
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Megafamous gazillionaire certified a-hole runs 5K in 19:34 at age 38. Big effing deal.
My 26:39 at 62 is equal to his 19:34 at 38. We both get a letter grade of B.
Here's his at home training method. Looks like he's on the panel ready to question the mystery guest on the old "What's My Line".
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naiachamp wrote:
Haha. I ran a 10K on Stanford several years ago and if I remember correctly the course was at least 200m short if not more.
Cope. If was a legit 5k distance according to his garmin watch and multiple others on Strava
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LetsRun.com wrote:
Pretty sure we've never made a video before for a 19 minute 5k runner but we led the podcast with ZuckWhy even give this guy any attention? Wejo I think your definition of a good person is warped it really makes me question you as a person. Oh wait no it doesn't because what you let fly on your board toward random people but your protection of some people makes me realize you are just a lousy person yourself.
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DanM wrote:
Zuckerberg. Age 38. 19:34 5K
Me. Age 62 26:39 5K (Turkey Trot 2022)
Zuckerberg: age grade 68.15%.
You: age grade 60.61%.
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Sub 18 potential wrote:
Pretty good. He doesn't look tired at all.
Yeah, he looks relaxed.
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this thread has more copium from incels that even i could produce
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Jogger262 wrote:
I'll admit, it's a pretty good time for a recreational runner.
A healthy 37 year old with billions and likely the ability to set aside an hour 3-4 days per week to run, should be able to break 20. Still, it's a pretty solid performance.
Please tell me you are not serious.
As a former D1 scholarship athlete and club coach for non-competitive runners, I can tell you for a fact that the only men with a similar age and lifestyle to Mark's who break 20 are former competitive runners. With that said, every so often you will get someone running fast times at a late age, but those are guys who get really obsessive about running and/or have a background in another endurance sport. Btw, in most of my 5Ks, I was only running a minute faster than Mark at 37 and I had been running and competing since age 12.
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It's amazing how easy he makes it look to mog 90% of LRC at their own sport.
Mark's impressive feat was just featured in Canadian Running Magazine:
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TrackCoach wrote:
Jogger262 wrote:
I'll admit, it's a pretty good time for a recreational runner.
A healthy 37 year old with billions and likely the ability to set aside an hour 3-4 days per week to run, should be able to break 20. Still, it's a pretty solid performance.
Please tell me you are not serious.
As a former D1 scholarship athlete and club coach for non-competitive runners, I can tell you for a fact that the only men with a similar age and lifestyle to Mark's who break 20 are former competitive runners. With that said, every so often you will get someone running fast times at a late age, but those are guys who get really obsessive about running and/or have a background in another endurance sport. Btw, in most of my 5Ks, I was only running a minute faster than Mark at 37 and I had been running and competing since age 12.
So why did all of Mark’s non-athletic friends in the picture, including Sam Lessin, run sub-20 too? They all obsessive about running?
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