Starting a LSD running log today...master runner (50 to 54)

LSDlog4a54 wrote:

12 to 16 months log: Starting today

profile: male 54 (will 55 in 12 months)

height 5-81/2

weight 175lbs (race weight 144)

you gave it away so fast, with the "55 in 12 months"

better luck next year

Hmmm, 140 miles a week at age 55. Good luck

LSDlog4a54 wrote:

haven't raced in six years, mostly injuried, plantar fasciitis-9 months, achilles tendon - 3 months, Strained quads - 2 years, piriformis syndrome & lower back - 4 months, hip pointer - 2 months, and groin adductor strain-6 months (this one is occasionally still there)

.....staying injury free will be the key.

If you want to stay healthy after 50, you need to study this injury history, learn from it, and take preventive steps to avoid injuries in the future.

1. Look at each of these injuries and determine what caused it. Hint: Overtraining and speed exacerbate the onset of an injury, but they aren't usually the underlying cause.

2. Study each injury and learn preventive steps. See if you can get a referral to a Physical Therapist and ask about all these injuries. Trust me, I have had every one of these injuries.

3. The biggest culprits are shoes, lack of proper arch/pronation support, and running mostly on concrete or highways.

Let me pick one... Plantar Fasciitis. You need the right amount of arch support in ALL your shoes, not just your running shoes. You need the right shoe. You need to learn how to tape your arch/ankle to provide extra support when injured. You need to learn the drills to strengthen the foot.

I've had PF so bad that I needed crutches when I got out of bed. For me, here is what works. A lightweight shoe with the Black Superfeet insert. Sometimes I add a bit of material under the arch so it provides a bit more support. I wear support in all my shoes, not just running shoes. I choose a shoe to avoid pronation with the Superfeet insert. This is NOT a stability shoe or a motion control shoe. I run in ON Cloudsurfer and in the Skechers GoRun Ultra. Next, I tape my arch and ankle to provide extra support when wearing flats for speedwork. I run mostly on dirt. I do ankle/arch strengthening drills.

Staying uninjured is a constant never-ending battle as you get older. It takes much longer to get back to your previous level of fitness.

For all the work you put into this post, it's pretty sloppy. I'm pretty sure you're not running at 11MPH. 11 minutes/mile maybe?

LSDlog4a54 wrote:

Currently running 3 to 5 miles a day at 11 MPH pace.

Sir, I know it's not my place, but... you really shouldn't do LSD.

Advice from an older masters runner. Slow down and work on the weight loss until you feel absolutely comfortable with the mileage that you are running. Excess weight is almost a guarantee of injuries to joints or connective tissue after age 50.

Pernicious nonsense. Everybody could stand a hundred tabs of acid a year

cbenson4 wrote:

Sir, I know it's not my place, but... you really shouldn't do LSD.

Charlie wrote:

cbenson4 wrote:

Sir, I know it's not my place, but... you really shouldn't do LSD.

Pernicious nonsense. Everybody could stand a hundred tabs of acid a year

"could stand" does not = "should do"

"could stand" does not = "should do"But it does = 2. To engage in or encounter: stand battle.

Lolzzzz wrote:

Charlie wrote:

Pernicious nonsense. Everybody could stand a hundred tabs of acid a year

"could stand" does not = "should do"

Apr 1st to April 6th

week total 46.34 miles - aveage pace 10:50

aveage weight 171 lbs

* I use a Nike Plus (GPS) sports watch for all my stats

* aveage heart beat around 130.

fastest mile within a work out - around 8:45

**walks approx. 1 minute each, sometimes lunges and squads in place of the walks then continue the run

tues - am 2.2 miles - pace 9:27 path no walks

pm 4.2 miles - pace 10:04 treadmill 2 walks

wed - am none

pm 6 miles - pace 11:02 treadmill 3 walks

thur - am 5:17 miles - pace 11:55 path 6 walks

pm 5:06 miles - pace 10:46 path 4 walks

fri - am 5:22 miles - pace 11:14 path no walks

pm 5.50 miles - pace 11:27 treadmill 6 walks

sat - am 5:32 miles - pace 10:01 path 3 walks

pm 5.00 miles - pace 11:07 treadmill 6 walks

sun - none ---- a little tire and sore in the lower legs and feet, but overall feel pretty good..no signs of injury.

**after each pm - run completed workout (45 minutes) with weights, stretching, and body weight exercises.

BTY: thanks for the replies, tips, and posts.

april 7th to 13th

week total 44.0 miles, aveage pace 10:01

aveage weight 171 lbs

aveage heart rate 125 (during workouts)

fastest mile 8:40

Mon - am none

- pm 5.33 miles - 9:36 no walks - path

Tue - am none

- pm 5.87 miles - 9:54 6 walks - path

Wed - am 3.10 miles - 10:07 no walks - path

- pm 5.77 miles - 10:00 6 walks - treadmill

Thr - am 2.00 miles - 10:10 no walks - treadmill

- pm 5.29 miles - 10:36 6 walks - Path

Fri - am 2.00 miles - 8:56 - treadmill

- pm 6.39 miles - 10:13 6 walks - treadmill

Sat - am none

- pm 6 miles - 10:20 - 6 walks - path

Sun - day off - feel good overall but both angles are sore in the morning all week. probably a needed rest.

note: wanted more mileage this week not less, goal next week 50 to 55 miles.

* continuing workouts after runs...PS, one work out I do is squating 110 lbs - 12 reps 4 times (3 times a wk).

Week Total 51.89, average pace 10.09 (6 days)

average weight 170lbs

average heart rate 127

fastest mile 9:20

Shoes

short or AM runs Nike Free 5.0

longer runs Nike Structure 17 & Lunareclipse 3

Mon - am none

- pm 6.0 miles 10:51 - no walking - Path

Tue - am 3.5 miles 9:29 - no walking - Path

pm 6.37 miles 10:04 - 5 walks - path

Wed - am none

pm 6.44 miles 9:43 - 5 walks - path

thur - am 3.0 miles 9:58 - no walking - treadmill

pm 6.0 miles 9:46 - 5 walkis - Path

fri - am 4.0 miles 10:31 - 2 walks - treadmill

pm 6.2 miles 9.50 - 6 walks - path

sat - am 4.14 miles 11.06 - 2 walks - treadmill

pm 6.14 miles 9.41 - 3 walks - path

sunday - Off, feel pretty good, need to lose weight and drink a little less.

3 times this week in the gym...during pm hours...weights, body exercises, etc

4/20/14

LSD RUN:

6 hits 40 minutes ago

Started the 3 mile run

start sssssssssss start-start the run sssssssssssstart

distance equals rate times time

which variables do I know? Vary very very vary vary sssssss

4 hours into run...lost concept of self

so this is what it is like to be dead.....

ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Week Total 53.2, average pace 10.02 (6 days)

months total 189.55 (10:16 aveage pace) with three more days to add

Average weight 168lbs (twice @ 166)

average heart rate 130

fastest mile 8:50

Mon - am none

pm 7.07 miles 9.49 path

tue - am 4.02 miles 9.40 treadmill

pm 6.00 miles 10.22 path

wed am 3.02 miles 9.45 path

pm 6.61 miles 10.21 treadmill

thur am 3.72 miles 10.20 path

pm 5.42 miles 10.58 path

fri am 4.37 miles 9.50 path

pm 5.82 miles 9.55 treadmill

sat am 7.22 miles 9.23 path

sun none/rest

milestone. under 170lbs

new shoes working out pretty well

gym 3 times, same old stuff

old injuries holding up pretty well, no complaints at this time.

Nice to see the weight starting to come down. Good job, and keep up the consistent work!

I am jealous. I run that route, too.

Am in the middle of addressing a serious arch injury (serious to me means no running for more than a month.) Working with PT.

Will be back and will try to run on the grass much more.

Love the idea of just walking out the door, telling the wife I will be back in four hours, turning and just going. Going going going. And going.

Some go-go juice for the mid-point of the run. Some money for a burrito if I need one. Just going. Not a care in the world. Just going.

Acid Acid Acid Acid

I became and instant hippie

Acid Acid Acid Acid

LSD changed my life involuntarily.

Week Total 55.49 average pace 10.06 (6 days)

months total for April 216.10 miles (10:12 aveage pace)

Average weight 167lbs...(down one lb)

average heart rate 128

fastest mile 8:32 and 8:56....back to back during a 9 miler...miles 7 and 8

Mon - am none

pm 8.1 miles 9:33 (fastest mile 8:59)

tue - am 4.02 miles 9.52 path

pm 5.10 miles 10.40 path

wed am none

pm 9.0 miles 9:30 pace (7th & 8th mile 8:56 & 8:32 path)...longest run this year

thur am 4.0 miles 9:38 path

pm 5.6 miles 10.55 path

fri am 2.9 miles 11:30 treadmill - tired

pm 8.38 miles 9.45 path

sat am 8.00 miles 10:16... path...really tire...lots of activity on lake helped

footnotes: I do walk most runs over 4 miles, but I don't hit or press the "pause" button when I do, so the average pace is based on that, clock just keeps on ticking.

footnote 2: I do rub my legs down three times a week with Pure Magnesium oil and then spray DMSO on top of that, also I use pure Virgin Coconut oil sometimes, a teaspoon (orally) in the morning and evening, but I dont add DMSO with it(lol).

footnote 3: most of the time the first and last mile are usually the slowest, especially the last mile, I use that to warm down....I usually finish that with immediate lunges and squats....body weight

all is good! Month number TWO!