Ed, to a person, all of us applaud your dedication, focus and accomplishments! Regardless of the formula used to 'grade' your performances, they defy labels and apt characterization. What you're doing, routine as it may seem to you, is ground breaking stuff. When I first saw you at Crim a couple years ago I thought, 'Who is this guy, HOW old is he and how the hell can he run so FAST?' It's guys like you that are regulary resetting the bar in the sports world and how we think about gettin' older.
Some math as you circle your cemetary route:
(At just over 8 min per mile....)
1 x 3 hrs-22 miles
1 week of 3 hr sessions-154 miles
67 x 3 hrs-1475 miles
22 x 2, 2 1/2 hrs-350 miles
In 89 single sessions-1825 miles!
This does not account for 32 days of other training and racing...for a 70+ year old man. My mind goes foggy thinking of all those miles and your times...they show no regard for limitations. I want to be like you when I grow up!
Thanks for coming on here and sharing. Think of Crim this August.