Prefontaine and the running myth

[Guest]

I don't know if anyone remembers a post that went up a month or so ago; basically all the guy said was that running half an hour a day had DHT reducing aspects, and that just by running everyday he'd managed to halt his own hair loss.

I'm reading a biography of the legendary Steve Prefontaine, the American who went to the '72 Olympics and died at age 24 in '75. Anyway, he was losing his hair, according to his old trailer-mate, and he ran up to 100 miles a week. If this doesn't deflate the running myth, I'm not sure what does.

Which isn't to say that anyone here bought it for a second, but I've been running, if not for DHT-reducing reasons, just for the fun and exercise of it. So I just thought I'd throw in my two cents about this particular hairloss myth.

I tried to post his image but couldn't figure out how, so here's a url.

http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/archives/assets/prefontaine/Pre05.jpg

 

[Dinzy]

Running is good for your heart so keep at it. It certainly isn't going to make you hair fall out faster

 

[dead]

In theory if you run fast enough (I am talking very very fast acceleration here) you could actually leave your hair behind and, amonst other things, your clothes and your eyes. I have seen this many times in cartoons as I am sure many of you have, so this leaves little doubt in my mind that the phenomenon is real.

 

[Green Soap]

Prefontaine was spectacularly gifted as a runner. some of his records held for almost 20 years.


He was FAAAAAST!


I love running. At least I used to. I need to put down the cheeseburgers and quit using nailing pussy as cardio and strap on some shoes.

 

[Guest]

British runners Steve Ovett and Michael East were both baldy-boys at a young age.

Ovett won the 800m Olympic Gold Medal in 1980.

East is was Commonwealth champion in 2002.

 

[Guest]

Exercise will not save us, unfortunately.

 

[Petchsky]

Another reason to stay on the couch with a can of beer and a bag of Doritos.

 

[wangho75]

Exercise will not save us, unfortunately.

not by itself, but with finasteride and other things, exercise only betters your chances if not only for the better frame of mind.