Running club chases down fast thief

[Flyn]

A running club saw a man sprint past them at an estimated 7:15 mile pace. Realizing he had stolen a laptop and phone, they gave chase.

The guy was fast. They were faster.

Imagine, you're minding your own thief business, running away from a crime. You're clear and fast. Nobody's going to catch you. Who the "F" are these guys behind me? Why are they gaining on me? Aggghhhh!

The guy ran into some cops and the chase ended.

A running club in Philadelphia helped chase down an alleged thief near the University of Pennsylvania during their midday run last month.

The Annenberg Lunchtime Running Group saw a "very fast man" sprint by them. He was fast, "probably running a 7:15 pace," group member Kyle Cassidy told Runners World.

But they quickly realized the man, identified by police as Talib Adams, had allegedly stolen a phone and laptop, the report said.

“We all looked at each other and sprinted off after the first person,” Cassidy said. Other members in the running club gave chase.

The running group tracked the man down the streets of Philadelphia with their adept running skills.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/running-club-chases-down-thief-through-streets-of-philadelphia

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[Mr_Roboto]

Okay that shit's funny. Talk about a "fuck me" kinda day as a purse snatcher.

 

[Kensington]

7:15 mile pace isn't that fast, it's probably a decent average pace for an occasional runner doing a 10K...

 

[EmersonHart13]

I used to run XC and I never ran at that pace. 7:15 is fairly fast homey...

8+minute miler checking in

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

7:15 mile pace isn't that fast, it's probably a decent average pace for an occasional runner doing a 10K...

That's over 8mph, pretty fast if you ask me, especially if you're sustaining that pace for a longer period

When I do HIIT cardio I'll walk 3.5 MPH, then "sprint" at 8.5-9mph for 30-40 seconds, and my heart rate is up at 175bpm by the time i'm done with that sprint. And i'm in halfway decent shape

 

[Kensington]

That's over 8mph, pretty fast if you ask me, especially if you're sustaining that pace for a longer period

When I do HIIT cardio I'll walk 3.5 MPH, then "sprint" at 8.5-9mph for 30-40 seconds, and my heart rate is up at 175bpm by the time i'm done with that sprint. And i'm in halfway decent shape

State qualifying for a 7th grade girl mile is 5:45, just saying

That’s pretty quick, but hardly unheard of. I usually had a few kids qualify on time when I was coaching.

Also, I was a pretty mediocre to bad sprinter, in my HS days, and I maxed out at 17 mph in the 100 (PB was an 11.3). I was downright slow in the 400 at 1:00, which works out to not quite 15 mph.

 

[EmersonHart13]

You said 10k above which is 6ish miles and you you are comparing that to a 1 mile race.

I was saying in a 10k, 7:15 is moving at a good clip. In a 1 mile race, no that isn't near as fast....

 

[Kensington]

Yeah, I was using the 10k as an example as people being able to run a 7:30 pace over that 6.2 miles pretty oft.

I doubt these runners were chasing this guy very far, far less than a mile. A 7:30 pace, when chasing someone down is a brisk jog

 

[Flyn]

 

[EmersonHart13]

I need to see Kensington run.

 

[RebelGTP]

I used to do 3.1 miles (High School XC) in just over 21:00 but that was when I was 15-18 years old... It's a fairly average pace for persons of that age but goes up as age goes up...

 

[HeavyG]

Lol awesome heart warming story.....you know that club is still laughing about it and gonna be a tale to tell for years to come

 

[Ti28]

That's funny!

 

[bimmer4life]

I need to see Kensington run.

TCG needs to do a 10k run?

 

[RebelGTP]

TCG needs to do a 10k beer run?

Fixed

 

[bimmer4life]

Fixed

Im in