Haile Gebrselassie Treadmill Run

Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie demonstrates the sweat-wicking properties of his Adidas singlet by running at 4-minutes-per-mile pace on a treadmill at the Adidas Running Camp in Carson, California.

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[anUHkins]

this event is described in one of the early portions of the book "run" by matt fitzgerald. Haille was promoting some gear for adidas (notice what hes wearing full-body), and talking about the gear while running at like 4:50 pace, but then goes off topic and works his way down to 4 minute pace, still talking with ease and with his brilliant stride lol, totally ignoring the adidas promoter

[TheJoggler1]

@anUHkins Yes, Matt's description of Geb is spot-on. I was the one who asked Haile what pace he was running when he was at 4:50, and I think he took it as a challenge.

[athleteization]

I like how the treadmill is on a track.

[turtle1448]

While he appears to float, straight on, his form has an awkward motion with his left arm. Supposedly from 12 miles a day running with books to and from school. I once heard a commentator saying how inefficient he was ... as he won the race of course. I was fortunate enough to meet the man and hang out with him for a couple of hours back in 1997 days before his World Championship in Athens. If you think he seems nice ... he's even nicer in person. Even bought me a drink.

[brandon3615549402]

just turn it on full blast and starting jumping up and down... finish that in half in an hour

[jammatoonarmy]

boyhood hero - james, 28!! :)

[footLogic]

@hunghua1309 I started running with a metronome and a playlist at 180. It took a while for my mind to get used to it on long slow runs. This summer I trained with some folks on the track for the first time. I found that during 800m repeats I was running more like 190 because the brain tries to "solve" the speed prob with faster cadence. I found that I could still do the same pace by dropping back down to 180 -- but it felt easier at 180. For whatever that is worth... :>

[HariVIyer]

@turtle1448 I read your comment a second time and I understand your point a little clearer. And you are right, if you regularly run with something that would throw off your natural form (ie. a bookbag) then you will likely develop a counter-productive cadence.

[HariVIyer]

@turtle1448 with running there is no "correct" form per-say. Your body adjusts and just does what feels natural - and what feels natural is usually what is most efficient. You can't say the same about cycling, where your body is utilizing a foriegn, biologically unfamiliar object to move.

What a textbook says is correct may not apply to someone who has even the slightest degree of abdominal asymmetry. Our bodies are built for distance running, like any animal we must simply do what feels right

[HariVIyer]

someday I'll be that fast...

[HuskersFan1100]

Imagine seeing this guy in the gym.... Running next to you. For 2 hours....

[hunghua1309]

196~195 steps per minutes------ if you measure it in this video,

Am I correct ? If I am, I was wondering how many people can normally run this cadence of 195 without getting strained ? When I did that, my LCL (Lateral collateral ligament) got injured !

[tadaa11]

150,000 hits. you would think they could make more money

[mywotzone]

@athleteization Easier you can increase speed ... Not as hard on the knees as a track....