In our forums, our members have been discussing Tiger Woods’ recent comments that his running habit in his early years on Tour destroyed his body. Woods was speaking in a Q&A for Golf TV and when asked “If you had one thing you could go back in time and tell your younger self, what would it be?”, the 15-time major champ said:
“Yeah, not to run so much. Running over 30 miles a week for probably my first five, six years on Tour pretty much destroyed my body and my knees.”
Our members have been reacting to Woods’ statement in our forums.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Z1ggy16: “I don’t think it’s running itself… it is the surfaces you do it on. Running on hard asphalt roads with sub-par shoes is going to destroy your legs compared to running on a track or grass with legit running shoes.”
- gvogel: “Too much of a good thing. He rides a bike now – much easier on the knees and hips.”
- OldTomMorris: “Monty used to always tell a story of staying at Woods’ property in the late 90s, and when he was getting out of bed in the morning Tiger had already been for a run plus a full workout in his gym. Monty got a glimpse of the drive and dedication. Tiger appears to be able to still lose weight quite quickly, which in his mid-40s is quite impressive.”
- scotee: “Ironic that the obsessive drive that made him great might be the thing that keeps him from achieving his greatest goal. Minus the injuries he likely would have the all-time Major Championship win record.”
- dalehead: “Yeah, shoes, genetics, stride, individual differences. I get it. I just wonder how many people who got into running in a big way in the ’70s and ’80s have needed knee and hip replacements in later life. That may be in Tiger’s future.”
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