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Hey runnerspacers, I'm Chris Mammone and I'm from NY. I moved out to Eugene in early September to train and run a fast steeple in the spring. I ran for Iona College for four years, GO GAELS!!
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Will runningspace.com finally do a feature illustrating all of the opportunities that are available to endurance athletes in race walking?
RunningSpace.com should do a story and place it prominently on its web page about what could happen to America's medal count in the Olympics and the IAAF World Championships if the USA seriously invested in winning any of the 9 medals available in race walking? Just think what a training group of 12 post collegiate male and 12 post collegiate females could obtain if they decided they really did want to be Olympians.
Why should a distance runner consider leaning how to walk? Sometimes all it takes is switching to an event where there isn't so much competition ahead of you. And right now race walking is an event with $60,000 in prize money being awarded each year by USATF alone. And there aren't even enough 20 somethings to claim all of the money. Yeah, prize money in the three race walk events is the same as is awarded in the 100m dash, the 1,500m run and the 10,000. So if you are going home broke after nationals, maybe you could afford your own copy of Hips Don't Lie by becoming a race walker.
Amazingly - the NCAA even allows its T&F athletes to earn prize money as race walkers while they are actively participating as scholarship holding T&F athletes in college.
So here is the real horror story for all of the collegiate Zombie runners in T&F. You could actually be making money by race walking to supplement those 1/4 to 1/3 scholarships (if you are so lucky to get that much) - but how many of you have been told that by your NCAA college coaches?
Nah, they want you to be penniless and broke.
Maybe you should look into and take up race walking - the toughest of all endurance events in T&F.
If you have any questions - or want to know how to get started you can contact me (19 years at the same NAIA college coaching race walking) at [email protected]
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HEY MAMMONE!...i heard u heard about my 400m the other night? lol...the team did great this year especially considering i was the only senior on the 4x400 team. I also ran 400ih and 110hh and made it back for finals in 110 but reallyscrewed up big time. The team did overall well!...so hows ur running going? Werent u running that steeple last time I heard?
yea it was fun to run a 53 to MAYBE end my senior year...yea i got a new number (516)503-9165...but State quals is tuesday and thursday and so far we made it...i also might have made the 400ih and 110hh but the second day of counties was in the finals for 110's and almost tripped and lost my footting so didnt do to well=/ but other than that this seasons been good...ran a 7sec pb in the 400 since last year lol PLUS i havent ran anything over 400m's!!! lol
Thanks for the advice! I've read the SAME article about the 6 pack being from genetics, exercise & nutrition also...My genetics are for me to NOT have one..because nobody in my family is naturally thin, except for me, if I'm not TOTALLY washboard ripped...no biggie..I just want less fat on my body & defined abs, legs, arms, etc hehehe
I do remember when I started running, and I was still eating badly, I could run FOREVER..but now that the sugar is cut out...WOW...it makes a HUGE difference...it takes so much more effort...but I'm trying not to spike my blood sugar, so my body doesn't save my food as fat! I'm gonna keep trying to work through the no sugar running blues & see where it takes me! I'll let you know how it goes!!
PS..How did the no sugar running work out for you? More definition...decline in bodyfat %? Or..just made running not as great as when you eat a bit of bad food?
Lol thanks! It's all true.
haha..i need to find a pic first