Say what you will. Rich is a beast. [Chase The Storm // Sub 9:00 Leadville 100 MTB]

[image] PancreasFail: I’m excited to watch it! It was good and Rich has some OG CrossFitter’s in his pit crew. It was a nice throwback for me when I was deep into CrossFit 15 years ago. He could easily go sub 8:00 with better nutrition and his experience from his first go at it.

Just goes to show that genetics matter more than we’d like to admit. This guy would probably blow everyone out of the water in any endurance/strength sport he participates in.

Kind of reminds me of this guy I was in high school with. Was the top WR in the state on a team that won the state title. Was an all-state SG on the basketball team which won three state titles in a row. His main sport though was baseball and he ended up playing for the Giants for a few years. Our senior year he decided to go out for track half way through the season (despite not doing track the previous 3 years) and ended up getting 2nd in the state in long jump. I also played golf with him once and he was a scratch player and able to shoot par. On top of all that back when we were in grade school and middle school he used to smoke everyone in cross country (1-2 mile long races). Some guys just have it and can nail any sport they put their mind to

[image] TRusername: Just goes to show that genetics matter more than we’d like to admit. This guy would probably blow everyone out of the water in any endurance/strength sport he participates in. Yeah, he’s already proven he’s world class in cross fit where you need both strength and endurance. It would be interesting to see a guy like this focus on cycling (or any pure aerobic endurance sport) for a couple years to see if he could mix it up with the pros. Based on his leadville finish time and weight, his sea level FTP is likely in the ~350 range. It’s just hard to predict how much he could increase that if he focused on cycling. And he’d have to drop a good bit of weight along with a power increase to get competitive. I wouldn’t bet against him if he wanted to try, but I doubt he’d be interested in a full scale change of sports and body comp. There have been a few ex NFL/MLB players dabble in cycling pretty seriously, but none that I’m aware of getting beyond decent local amateur status. Cross fit background is going to provide a better base for cycling than what most NFL players do, but I expect it’s still a long shot. There are lots of athletes who can excel at everything at the amateur level, but being elite in multiple sports with very different physiological demands is extremely rare.

Reggie Miller a good example on the pro basketball side.

Did you notice that he had David Curtis as part of his team: [image] Off The Couch to Sub-9 Leadville in 9 Months with David Curtis – Successful Athletes Podcast 008 Successful Athletes Podcast David Curtis discusses how diet, structured interval training with TrainerRoad, and lifestyle changes got him from total beginner to going 8:23:13 at the Leadville 100 using TrainerRoad. Learn more in Episode 008 of The Successful Athletes Podcast. Check out David’s training career in TrainerRoad David’s Leadville 100 Ride Find David on Strava Youtube Video: [Off The Couch to Sub-9 Leadville in 9 Months with David Curtis – Successful Athletes Podcast 008] Topics covered in this…

[image] grwoolf: came in 50th out of 278 in his age group Doesn’t sound impressive at all.

[image] JoeX: Doesn’t sound impressive at all. Man, I don’t know. He had no serious cycling experience, coming from sea level, and pushing 200 lbs. Finishing 50th in his age group with that background is impressive to me. I know a lot of amateur riders who have trained and raced for years that wouldn’t have a prayer of finishing ~8:30. I think Jonathon (from TR) finished about 15 minutes faster than this guy to give some perspective. I’m not saying an 8:30 finish makes him an elite amateur, but I think it’s a super impressive time for a beginner cyclist (regardless of background). Having the engine/power to push all that weight that fast is one thing, putting everything together in a race like that on your first try is another deal.

I think he could’ve done a lot better than 8:30. World class genetics, yet he finishes nearly 3 hours behind the winner. Not hating, just not a fan of stories where pro athletes “dabble” in other sports while still in their prime. Almost like, “hey, that’s a cute sport you guys have here. Let me try.” Meanwhile, people are constantly talking about how Keegan wouldn’t do well in Europe. You know, the guy who beat this dude by nearly 3 hours.

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