Armstrong quits running

http://tinyurl.com/ydekjl

The title is deceptive.
It might be said he is really started running if he can do a 100.

rick++ said:

The title is deceptive.
It might be said he is really started running if he can do a 100.

Yep, LA quits running, and starts doing ultras (-; that's how I read it
at first too. It's talking about a bike race.

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Armstrong to race Leadville Trail 100

Retirement from pro road racing has opened new doors for Lance
Armstrong. This fall, the former roadie and seven-time Tour de France
winner tackled the New York City marathon, and next August, he'll try
out the Leadville Trail 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race in
Leadville, Colorado.

Damn, I thought at first he was going to step up a do the 100 trail RUN.
Oh well.

-DF

Doug Freese said:

Damn, I thought at first he was going to step up a do the 100 trail RUN.
Oh well.

-DF

_

"Step up"? LOL. I think you mean "step down", away from the
competition, and pull a Jurek (Beat up on the fringe, old Masters,
finish in the top 10, etc.). =

Is he quitting running, or just setting another goal ~ ?

gym.gravity said:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/mtb.php?id=news/2006/dec06/dec02mtbnews

"...Armstrong's schedule, which now consists of only a few races per year. "

How many races per year did his schedule consist of then?

gym.gravity said:

Armstrong, who is known for
surmounting tough personal obstacles like cancer.

Jesus christ.

--
E. Dronkert

Ewoud Dronkert said:

gym.gravity said:

Armstrong, who is known for
surmounting tough personal obstacles like cancer.

Jesus christ.

Jesus just came back from the dead, he never beat cancer.

R

Doug Freese said:

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Armstrong to race Leadville Trail 100

Retirement from pro road racing has opened new doors for Lance
Armstrong. This fall, the former roadie and seven-time Tour de France
winner tackled the New York City marathon, and next August, he'll try
out the Leadville Trail 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race in
Leadville, Colorado.

Damn, I thought at first he was going to step up a do the 100 trail RUN.
Oh well.

-DF

Hmmm, but I didn't see anything that said he wasn't considering the
double (bike and run). 😉

Dot

--
"Dream big and dare to fail." --- Norman Vaughan

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Quoted message said:

Doug Freese said:

Damn, I thought at first he was going to step up a do the 100 trail
RUN.
Oh well.

-DF

_

"Step up"? LOL. I think you mean "step down", away from the
competition, and pull a Jurek (Beat up on the fringe, old Masters,
finish in the top 10, etc.). =

I'm still waiting for you to step up and take on the easy pickin's. You
got your ass licked and came away crying on sissy 15k in a NYC city
park. As for Jurek, he whipped your boy DK in every race they competed
together but you need to be reminded, DK is maybe top 15 in a competive
race. Since you only fram of reference is ther NYC marathon, DK
wouldn't/couldn't earn a money slot unless he took the subway.

As for the real Lance, and what this post is all about and not Sissy
Lance, it will be intersting to see how he does in a 100 mile MB race.
I know he is great biker and grew up on MB's but a solo 100 without a
peleton is a different animal.

I admit don't know much about the ultra bike scene other than personally
doing a lackluster 50 mile one year while running injured, but I'll go
out on a limb and say he will not finish first.

-Doug

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Quoted message said:

Hmmm, but I didn't see anything that said he wasn't considering the
double (bike and run). 😉

Now that would be a really big step up .🙂

-Doug

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Doug Freese said:

"LSmith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Doug Freese said:

Damn, I thought at first he was going to step up a do the 100 trail
RUN.
Oh well.

-DF

_

"Step up"? LOL. I think you mean "step down", away from the
competition, and pull a Jurek (Beat up on the fringe, old Masters,
finish in the top 10, etc.). =

I'm still waiting for you to step up and take on the easy pickin's. You
got your ass licked and came away crying on sissy 15k in a NYC city
park. As for Jurek, he whipped your boy DK in every race they competed
together but you need to be reminded, DK is maybe top 15 in a competive
race. Since you only fram of reference is ther NYC marathon, DK
wouldn't/couldn't earn a money slot unless he took the subway.

As for the real Lance, and what this post is all about and not Sissy
Lance, it will be intersting to see how he does in a 100 mile MB race.
I know he is great biker and grew up on MB's but a solo 100 without a
peleton is a different animal.

I admit don't know much about the ultra bike scene other than personally
doing a lackluster 50 mile one year while running injured, but I'll go
out on a limb and say he will not finish first.

Armstrong never finishes first in these events, moron.

--
Michael Press

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael Press said:

Quoted message said:

I admit don't know much about the ultra bike scene other than personally
doing a lackluster 50 mile one year while running injured, but I'll go
out on a limb and say he will not finish first.

Armstrong never finishes first in these events, moron.

I don't know what you mean by "these events," but given a reasonable
definition (e.g., events involving mountain biking, running, or both),
you are easily revealed to be the moron:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/mtb/?id=2002/dec02/dirtyduathlon02

--Harold Buck

"Hubris always wins in the end. The Greeks taught us that."

-Homer J. Simpson

Doug Freese said:

As for the real Lance, and what this post is all about and not Sissy
Lance, it will be intersting to see how he does in a 100 mile MB race.
I know he is great biker and grew up on MB's but a solo 100 without a
peleton is a different animal.

Drafting is actually an important part of the Leadville 100.
It's a good race for a guy like LANCE, I think. Many of the
endurance racers who do this race consider it a sprint.
Winning time will be about seven hours. Singletrack skill
is irrelevant, it's all jeep roads and dirt roads. There
are a few dangerous descents. The course at about 20-mile
goes down a powerline cut, literally straight down a mountain.
It's ridiculous. There are huge man-eating crevasses
that zig zag all the way down like an earthquake movie.
That descent claims many casualties; could probably
stand there and hear the snapping of collarbones
echo through the woods.

I predict LANCE survives Powerline but eats it on the
way down from Columbine Mine. If he beats the first
woman (likely needing about a 7:30 to do it) it will
be an impressive display.

Robert

Doug Freese said:

As for the real Lance, and what this post is all about and not Sissy
Lance, it will be intersting to see how he does in a 100 mile MB race.
I know he is great biker and grew up on MB's but a solo 100 without a
peleton is a different animal.

Drafting is actually an important part of the Leadville 100.
It's a good race for a guy like LANCE, I think. Many of the
endurance racers who do this race consider it a sprint.
Winning time will be about seven hours. Singletrack skill
is irrelevant, it's all jeep roads and dirt roads. There
are a few dangerous descents. The course at about 20-mile
goes down a powerline cut, literally straight down a mountain.
It's ridiculous. There are huge man-eating crevasses
that zig zag all the way down like an earthquake movie.
That descent claims many casualties; could probably
stand there and hear the snapping of collarbones
echo through the woods.

I predict LANCE survives Powerline but eats it on the
way down from Columbine Mine. If he beats the first
woman (likely needing about a 7:30 to do it) it will
be an impressive display.

Robert

In article
<[email hidden]
s.com>,

Harold Buck said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael Press said:

Quoted message said:

I admit don't know much about the ultra bike scene other than personally
doing a lackluster 50 mile one year while running injured, but I'll go
out on a limb and say he will not finish first.

Armstrong never finishes first in these events, moron.

I don't know what you mean by "these events," but given a reasonable
definition (e.g., events involving mountain biking, running, or both),
you are easily revealed to be the moron:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/mtb/?id=2002/dec02/dirtyduathlon02

That was in 2002. I repeat, Armstrong does not ride to
win these events.

--
Michael Press

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 22:04:49 +0000 (UTC), Elflord <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

rick++ said:

The title is deceptive.
It might be said he is really started running if he can do a 100.

Yep, LA quits running, and starts doing ultras (-; that's how I read it
at first too. It's talking about a bike race.

Cheers,

I'm not an authority here, but when I was in the Leadville area for a
camping trip once I remember reading about the race, and it was on
foot.