Zagorath

The 'crazy' running challenge pushing people to their limits [run 1 km day 1, 2 km day 2, etc., cumulatively]

https://quokk.au/c/running/p/770487/the-crazy-running-challenge-pushing-people-to-their-limits-run-1-km-day-1-2-km-day-2-etc-cum

The 'crazy' running challenge pushing people to their limits [run 1 km day 1, 2 km day 2, etc., cumulatively]

An international Anarchist, queer friendly instance.

Mar 21 at 2:25amWeb
Show threadSmuuthbraneMar 21
That’s just an accelerated C25K program. Harsh, but not impossible.
Show threadHumanOnEarthMar 21

C25K compressed into 5 days is impossible if you’re starting from the couch.

I think this is more about what happens when you get up to marathon lengths everyday.

Show threadZagorathMar 21
As we have this conversation he’s already up to almost two marathons per day. And we’re not even a quarter through the year.
Show threadSmuuthbraneMar 21

Oh this would never work for someone that doesn’t already have cardio conditioning.

I spoke too quickly, agreed. This would be madness, but it’s still plausible madness, up to the limit of how much time you can spend per day running.

This can’t continue indefinitely, you’ll eventually be running non stop and simply die.

Show threadteftMar 21

C25K is a month to do 5K. This is 5 days and you’re running 5K, 10 days 10K. 1 month 30k. After 1.5 months you’re running a marathon a day.

Harsh isn’t the word i’d use and if you aren’t an elite athlete you’re gonna stop after the first month if not before.

Show threadSmuuthbraneMar 21
Yeah, ok, i spoke too quickly. It’s not harsh, it’s Darwinian.
Show threadshittydwarfMar 21
Do you want stress fractures? Because that’s how you get stress fractures
Show threadZkuldMar 21
This sounds terrible for untrained joints and ligaments. Ruin your knees any%
Show threadZagorathMar 21

Honestly it sounds terrible even for someone who is well-trained.

And I suspect anyone attempting it is going to be very well-trained.

Show thread∟⊔⊤∦∣≶Mar 21
What if it was just adding 1km per week and running twice per week?
Show threadZagorathMar 21
Heck, you could do a run every day, but sticking at 1 km all week one, 2 km all week two, etc. That’d be a really tough challenge, but at least possible to complete the whole year for some ultrarunners. This challenge seems to be more about “how long can you go” than it is “can you do a whole year”.
Show threadfinallymadeanaccountMar 21
Jesus Christ, I can barely walk out to check the mail without losing breath. I’m not building up to a 365km in 24 hours run!
Show threadZagorathMar 21

Oh shit. I didn’t even think about it before. But the world record marathon time is over 2 hours. At that world record pace, it would take over 17:18:00 to complete the final day of the year.

I think it’s safe to say nobody’s running that far in that time. It may not be physically possible to continue this for a full year.

That said, the goal doesn’t seem to be to do a full year. It’s to keep going until everyone else doing the same challenge gives up. Last year’s 3rd place runner got to day 76. Today is day 80.

Show threadAlvaroMar 21
Maybe 0.1km on day 1 and 0.2 on day 2 etc