Orient wrote:
Congrats to the Dad!
But what distance for this 1:47?
Half marathon
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Outstanding! wrote:
GreatDane wrote:
Gotta hand it to my old man. 1:47 at 73 to win his age group in a major race. He’s dealt with his fair share of injuries through his running career but his current recipe for success is 40-50km of quality running per week and weight training X3 per week. Sounds like his addition of weight training (which he never used to do) along with lowering his weekly mileage by about 20km have been the biggest changes he’s made in the last 6 months or so which have kept the injuries at bay and see him perform at his best.
Quite inspiring. What can the old SOB manage for 5k? Around 23 minutes?
Yes bang on! He’s currently running around 22:30-23:00. Dipped under 22 about a year ago.
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Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
kmaclam wrote:
Huh?? A really nice effort but hardly newsworthy. Casting aspersions doesn't suit you.
Ed Whitlock ran 1:29 and Libby James ran 1:46 at age 76.
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How do you run 1:47 if your first lap is 73?
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Csbr wrote:
Can you briefly describe his weight training regimen?
I asked him about that. He said he keeps it pretty basic. Weighted squats, weighted lunges, pull-ups, push-ups and repeats this every other day. Doesn’t go too heavy on the weights. Aims for a weight he can do 15-20 reps on.
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Anytime we consider stopping or curtailing our running read this:
How does VO2 max correlate with longevity? - Peter Attia (peterattiamd.com)00 -
just to be out there is already amazing . congrats
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half marathon not half mile (800 meters ) lol
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GreatDane wrote:
Gotta hand it to my old man. 1:47 at 73 to win his age group in a major race.
Wow only one second slower than Jakob’s PR!
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Congrats! Do you have a link to the result?
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That is really impressive
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Ed Whitlock was in another hemisphere as far as ability. One year I ran just under an hour for 10 miles and Ed ran 60:08 for a hilly 10 mile race at age 69. But this man at 73 running a half marathon in 1:47 is very good. Congratulations 🎊 👏
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Juiced to the gills. Way to go, pops!
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That's an incredibly fast half mile. Wow, I'm impressed. He should try is skills at racing longer distances, like a 10K or a Half 'Thon.
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To the OP: That's a great performance at an age where 99% of his peers would be winded just walking up a couple of flights of stairs!
Your dad is a role model for healthy aging. More seniors should follow his example. You never know who might be motivated to do something about their poor health habits when they see your dad do this.
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I ran a half in 1:18 after drinking 14 beers the night before and watching Hannah Hilton videos all night (no sleep). But I was 26 then.
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Update on his 1:47. He just sent me a photo of him posing on the side of the course fully stopped, taken by one of the race photographers. Without that stop he would have probably run a 1:45-1:46. His reason for stopping for the photo - “sometimes you just have to enjoy the moment”. He’s run over 200 half marathons now.
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GreatDane wrote:
Update on his 1:47. He just sent me a photo of him posing on the side of the course fully stopped, taken by one of the race photographers. Without that stop he would have probably run a 1:45-1:46. His reason for stopping for the photo - “sometimes you just have to enjoy the moment”. He’s run over 200 half marathons now.
Pics???
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kmaclam wrote:
GreatDane wrote:
Update on his 1:47. He just sent me a photo of him posing on the side of the course fully stopped, taken by one of the race photographers. Without that stop he would have probably run a 1:45-1:46. His reason for stopping for the photo - “sometimes you just have to enjoy the moment”. He’s run over 200 half marathons now.
Pics???
Only he has access to his photos but here’s his race splits11
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