sorry, quick training. Quick, not hard, as an old coach used to tell me.
that’s part of my problem…I finished my season this past weekend with a 10k and am trying to take 4-7 days off.
No running = easy to get riled up.
it was an ok season… couple of highlights but I’m just slowing down so much. Not sure I’ll ever do a 5k at sub 6 pace again. Rough. Hard to measure success when on the other side of the hill.
You are aging well, use the age graded tables, and masters rankings. I did some drills, 100s at 6:40 pace and 200s at 8:00 pace. So speed is relative.
it's relative yes. And by age graded tables I've been remarkably consistent....78% at the beginning of a season, 80% normal race, 82% good race 83% once every year or two moonshot.
Another part of the problem is sort of surprising to me...I'm in the final 4 months of a five-year age group so winning or even getting on the podium has been rare. In my 40s the five-year spans didn't matter too much....but now in my 50s they seem to be yawning gaps between the kids in the group and the oldsters.
But the good news is that I should be right back at the top of performances in my area when I hit the next age group this fall. Going from 8th to 2nd or 3rd should put me in a good mood on race day and help my training.
Surprising... how important winning races is to me. I'd rather think running was its own reward. But turns out I like the bling.
I don’t believe I am too different than you on the motivation side. We really had a vacancy on the racing calendar during Idaho Covid. Most of the racing is centered in Boise, and was under a pretty tight lock down for a year or more. Lack of racing was a killer on my motivation. In regards to age groups, I think as you move up you will see a growing casualty list, and select group of who is able to keep doing it. Especially after 60. However, those that remain are very good athletes, and tough as nails. My age grading was similar to yours at my best. I hit mid-70s just before my lymphoma diagnosis, and I was steadily improving. Lately mid-60s, but more a factor of dedication, and other more pressing obligations to juggle.
... I think as you move up you will see a growing casualty list ....
Count me on that list. Struggling with feet problems the past couple / few years, and now a frickin' sore achilles, which I hope to hell hasn't torn itself. Damn the aging process to heck!
... I think as you move up you will see a growing casualty list ....
Count me on that list. Struggling with feet problems the past couple / few years, and now a frickin' sore achilles, which I hope to hell hasn't torn itself. Damn the aging process to heck!
I had that in my late 50s. Eccentric heel drops with straight and bent leg helped me. Plus in the day around the the house I wear Birkenstock sandals. Swear those two things did me wonders. That said, though running injuries fall generally into the same bucket, it appears to me the remedy as you age becomes a bit more random.
aaaaaaaand it starts. At least until the PCE number June 30. But really...with the economy slowing like this, all it will take is a bit of inflation easing for the Fed to back off. Here they are smoothing the ground for it.
Futures up a percent or so.
Breaking News | FinancialJuice @Financialjuice1 FED'S BULLARD: WE DON'T HAVE AS FAR TO GO ON QT AS IT MIGHT SEEM.
aaaaaaaand it starts. At least until the PCE number June 30. But really...with the economy slowing like this, all it will take is a bit of inflation easing for the Fed to back off. Here they are smoothing the ground for it.
Futures up a percent or so.
Breaking News | FinancialJuice @Financialjuice1 FED'S BULLARD: WE DON'T HAVE AS FAR TO GO ON QT AS IT MIGHT SEEM.
valuations falling into 'reasonable' territory....but still above where bear markets typically end.
FactSet @FactSet · Jun 19 The forward 12-month P/E ratio for $SPX of 15.3 is below the 5-year average (18.6) and below the 10-year average (16.9).
FactSet @FactSet · Jun 19 The trailing 12-month P/E ratio for $SPX of 17.0 is below the 5-year average (23.0) and below the 10-year average (20.3).
speaking of valuation, I read (in a poor source so take with a grain of salt) that if you take out c.five highly valued tech stocks from the Sp500, the PE on the index drops to just 13 or 14. Which suggests buying the unweighted SP500 could be a value play at this point.
Interesting how outliers can skew things so severely.
Am feeling it. We hit rock bottom and now the momentum will carry us for rest of the year. I feel it just as I felt it when the Dow was at 18,500 during Covid and I called it hitting 30,000 by August. Buckle up! We are in for another barnburner!!! Latten down the hatches!
... the Dow was at 18,500 during Covid and I called it hitting 30,000 by August. Buckle up! We are in for another barnburner!!! Latten down the hatches!
If it turns out you are wrong this time, you will be batting .500, or exactly as informative as a coin flip. :-)
Am feeling it. We hit rock bottom and now the momentum will carry us for rest of the year. I feel it just as I felt it when the Dow was at 18,500 during Covid and I called it hitting 30,000 by August. Buckle up! We are in for another barnburner!!! Latten down the hatches!
I don't think we have bottomed yet. I think we will hit the bottom in July or August. Of course it's impossible to predict with much certainty, but that's just my gut feeling. Typically there are many fairly large one-several day rallies during larger market crashes. I'm not getting excited yet.