You
can e-mail Scott at:
[email protected] All
about
Scott...
hs
& college
track & cross high
school:
ann arbor
huron, 1970 college:
Eastern
Michigan
1975 Coaching:
Ann Arbor
Pioneer girls track
& cross-country
'75-'79
U of Michigan
women's track
(volunteer) '80
Wayne State
Univ.
men's cross-country
'85-'87
PR's
mile 4:09
5km 14:43
10km 30:43
12km 39:10
10m 51:10
Half-marathon
1:07:19
Marathon 2:28:56
wow!! this guy
was fast!!
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8-22-2002 by
Scott
Hubbard During
the Tour de France this summer it was posited that each day on the Tour was like
running a marathon. Don't know who said it but the notion needs serious amending
before it's accepted at face value. Cycling is much easier on the body than running
and recovery faster as a result. Cycling four miles to one mile of running is
a favorable comparison for workouts. Racing, however, throws the comparison out
of whack. Tour
cyclers cover an average of 100 miles per day over 3 weeks with 2 rest days. The
longest race I can picture runners being able to churn out on a Tour schedule
in good time is somewhere between 10-15 kilometers per day. (I'm being generous
with that amount.) This, then, more than doubles the favorable ratio of 4:1 to
greater than 10:1. I've not consulted anybody on this or asked around. Just my
best guess having sampled hard doses of both.
If I've made it appear Tour riders have it easy, think again. If the strain of
racing doesn't make you crack, time in the saddle training for the Tour is a daunting,
considerable sum. Tour riders also have few peers as managers of energy which
includes tactics, fuel consumption and underappreciated rest. The Tour is a fascinating
juggling act of human nerves and endurance. It's tempting to call Tour winner,
Lance Armstrong, the greatest athlete in the world but I leave that debate to
others. If you
do any cycling and don't own a helmet, please, please, buy or borrow one. Accidents
happen. A 'brain bucket' has saved me unspeakable damage. I've kept the split
helmet to prove it. Best,
Scott Hubbard
Scott
says he enjoys a very casual running pace these days. Quite different from when
he was tearing up the track at Huron High School or Eastern Michigan University.
You can also find his columns in Michigan Runner Magazine. He graduated with a
BA in English from Eastern Michigan. You've probably met Scott before but never
knew it. Scot's voice can be heard at many of Michigan's best road races such
as the Crim, Frankenmuth, the Mackinac Island 8 Mile Run and the Detroit Marathon
as he lends his running expertise and style to the finish line announcing at those
and other races.
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