tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post714574783938772323..comments2023-11-03T05:46:16.883-05:00Comments on Simon Says...Run: CURIOUSChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-1291714101887432302008-02-19T11:52:00.000-06:002008-02-19T11:52:00.000-06:00Kirk,You're right. One of my concerns is getting ...Kirk,<BR/><BR/>You're right. One of my concerns is getting sucked into this and then not having any snow next year.<BR/><BR/>Adam,<BR/><BR/>I've run similar times, maybe I'm an elite skier just waiting to bust out. HA!Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412073727859282887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-26797066414690664242008-02-15T23:32:00.000-06:002008-02-15T23:32:00.000-06:00If you're looking at the top 5% of skiers and runn...If you're looking at the top 5% of skiers and runners, you won't find a lot of overlap. Like you said, the best runners run, the best skiers ski. That doesn't mean they couldn't be good at both though. I looked up a number of local elite skiers on athlinks and pretty much all of them have some running races under 3 hours, 37 minutes, and 17 minutes for the marathon, 10k, and 5k. Not elite runners, but pretty good. <BR/><BR/>In the end, you've got to weigh your overall happiness. I would like to run more, but the improvement in race times wouldn't be worth the enjoyment I get from skiing. I'd also like to ski more, but I'm not willing to stop or even cut way back on running over the winter. In the end, I'm pretty happy being able to find time to do both.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251846875067789996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11188695.post-17463743524949653652008-02-15T14:41:00.000-06:002008-02-15T14:41:00.000-06:00The reason I don't ski is that this is the first y...The reason I don't ski is that this is the first year in the past five that we've had decent skiing conditions. I don't want to get into a sport, get passionate about it, just to be disappointed next year.<BR/><BR/>And as far as your aerobic fitness--skiing is an aerobic sport, so you likely haven't lost that. Your running specific muscles might be a little behind your aerobic situation, as it is with so many runners I know who ski over the winter.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481529620300782150noreply@blogger.com