According to him he was training at 8:30/mile for 6.5 to 8 miles. If that is his E-pace he has a Vdot of 50 or so…not too shabby. The video is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iJCKf-F66I&NR=1
I’ve got to think he’d beat most governors in a marathon but his form needs a little tweaking.
And you believe that guy?
He can do 6 min/mile for 10 miles if you slip him a couple of benjamin’s
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I’ve heard (from more reliable sources than himself) that Blago is “decently fast.” Athlinks shows him with a 23:high 5k and a 3:22 marathon (weird…), though I doubt it was actually him running under that monkier.
I’ve seen him running through his neighborhood. His form is painful to watch. Here’s more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LGK9J0TMAA
He’s got a ways to go before he gets to GWB…
“According to Runner’s World magazine, the current president is as fit as an elite marathon runner. The magazine reports that in 2002, the president ran a 3-mile race in 20:29 — a time that places him in the top 3 percent of all U.S. 5K race finishers of any age.”
Interesting vids…
In the first one, Blago drops his head and looks away when he says “8:30 per mile x 6.5 - 8 miles.” That’s the body language of someone telling a lie. I bet that’s his fastest pace, not his training pace. He would fit in good here :-)!!
In the second one, he tries to get his security guys off the guy with the camera. That was cool.
Kenyan.
since when is a 20+ min 5k “decently fast” for a male?