Who is the fastest smoker you know?

The fastest I know is a kid named Chris that was my teammate my junior year in HS. He beat me in a kick to the finish in a 3200 race in our league meet. I was so pissed because I knew he was smoking a pack a day.

I kept training and got better. He quit track and now weighs 230 or so.

I gotta say he was incredible for how much he was smoking. He would have been a 4:15 1600 runner if he hadn't smoked. He ran 4:30 while smoking a pack a day. Can't remember what he ran in that 3200.

I ran a 4:35 mile my Junior year in highschool when I was smoking. Then my senior year I stopped cause you know I had to get all serious for college, and only ran a 4:37 that year.

peter snell

I know a guy who can smoke a Marlboro in less than 20 seconds.

there was this guy in my league who smoked weed almost every weekend and ran 9:34 for 3200. showed up to saturday practice high while his teamates where doing 1200 intervals. now goes to community college

smoking weed on weekends wont significantly hurt your races, if at all. by smoking one joint there really isnt enough in there to seriously damage your lungs. I know plenty of fast people that smoke weed recreationally how you describe it. im not talking relatively fast i mean elite in their respective age groups...sub 4:10 mile in high school, 1:48 800 in college

sorry that should be 1:47...not elite actually, but very good nonetheless

How about this guy?

http://houstonmctear.com/what.htm

Apparantly he tied a WR at the Florida Relays. The other competitors were laughing at him while he was smoking a cig. Ironically, he got the last laugh after the race.

A guy on my college team that smoked ran 4:15 as a junior in high school and gave it up for smoking.

Herb Elliott - great story how he smoked a few cigs and had a beer a few hours before 1959 Aus champs. Was totally out of shape, but won anyway. Dry heaving 30 minutes after the race...

Guy Drut ('76 110 gold) - smoked marlboro reds, a passion he shared w/ Willie Davenport.

Someone mentioned Elliot. (Someone also mentioned Snell, but I have never heard that he smoked.)

Anyway, Michael Jazy smoked one to two packs a day. After his 3:53 mile WR, there was a picture of him in SI smoking a cigarette (trackside) right after the race.

Obea Moore:

45 sec 400m

1:49 sec 800m

TOTAL STONER!

Jeff Cavanaugh of Avon fame?

Weed, not smokes.

I smoke. And I'm out of shape. I can still run a 4:35 mile. 17:33 5K. I used to run back in college, 3:55 for 1500.

Shirley smoked a pack a day when she competed.

http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10458013&wwwflag=3&imagepos=8

Bob Hamer, PSU

When I went to Fairleigh Dickinson many years back, Ron Freeman was our assitant coach. For decades Ron held the WR for the fastest split in the 4x400 relay (I think it was 43.2 at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City). He told me he smoked throughout his life including during his competitive career.

I quit smoking on August 24, 2006. Before that I was smoking 1.5 packs per day and running.

Since quitting I have upped my mileage from 20 to 30 mpw. I have not noticed a significant difference at all unfortunately.

My dad! If I piss him off he can run the 40 like Bo, grab me by the shirt, and then beat my @ss!!! All while smoking....