How do you accept becoming a shuffler?

bone on bone wrote:

So, you were a man or a stud. You're wheels have failed. Now what? But, You burn to run

Did a parakeet just walk across your keyboard?

I'm dealing with this now. Competitive running until I blew up my groin last year at age 30. After surgery, no desire to compete again, but no desire to become a couch potato either.

Be happy you are healthy and still able to get out. Mix in running with other stuff you couldn't do when 100% focused on training. For me that's easy running 3-4 days a week, plus 2-3 days of weights and pickup bball.

It sucks not having definitive goals though. Never though exercise would feel at all like a chore, but here we are.

bone on bone wrote:

So, you were a man or a stud. You're wheels have failed. Now what? But, You burn to run

Age 65, here, used to be competitive, and was recently trying to get back in shape for a race given all the free time in retirement.. but saw myself in the mirror on a treadmill at the local gym and I was shuffling at 15 min. pace and my HRM said 128 BPM. says me: "that guy's pathetic."

62 here. The competitive fires burned out long ago. I usually run the annual 5k in my neighborhood, but I'd be fine if I never raced again. But I still enjoy pounding the pavement. I live in a scenic area and my runs are very relaxing and obviously good for my health. I try to get out 3-4 days/week and play golf on some of the other days. Life is good.

Unless you're running a sub 2:15 marathon, running is simply you against yourself. There's always a way to set new milestones, challenge yourself, and grow in the process.

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Unless you're running a sub 2:10 marathon, running is simply you against yourself.

How do I accept being a shuffler??? I Pretend I'm a Kenyan runner who's perpetually "warming up" on his run.

I'm in this for the excellence of it, not the completion of it so I don't know if I could accept it

What's wrong with having a shuffle style? The fastest person I know is a shuffler he runs sub 65 half marathon.

Mesh oil wrote:

What's wrong with having a shuffle style? The fastest person I know is a shuffler he runs sub 65 half marathon.

I have a sub 3 year old friend that has better reading skills than you.

Becoming a mental retard is worse than always having been one from the start.

Not so fast bub wrote:

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Unless you're running a sub 2:05 marathon, running is simply you against yourself.

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I think I'll use it as a chance to try some other stuff I always wanted to do but couldn't fit in with running. Maybe learn to mountain climb, that seems pretty easy on the joints. Or pick up an instrument and practice the same way you used to train.

Mesh oil wrote:

Wat

You mat, broer?