Question to Ed Whitlock

Ed, at age 54,55, was your training the about the same?,...if so...or it not...what was different...approx ave time per mile?

thanks?

trying to hang in there!

RuKiddingMe!! wrote:

Ed, at age 54,55, was your training the about the same?,...if so...or it not...what was different...approx ave time per mile?

thanks?

trying to hang in there!

In my 40s I was concentrating on middle distance running, I went to several world masters T&F champs and finally won the 1500 at age 48. The next championship was in New Zealand and I would have been 49 years 10 months and it would have been in the off season so decided not to go as I had achieved my goal of winning a world championship These factors and increasing responsibilities at work led me into backing off training in my 50s and generally my running performances were mediocre. I am sure I could have done more training if I had set my mind to it but for whatever reason I lacked motivation. I only started to seriously train again when I retired in my early 60s. I only got serious about the marathon in my late 60s.

Ed

How's the cold? Hopefully it's subsided. If not, are you still planning on racing Sunday?

JFR wrote:

How's the cold? Hopefully it's subsided. If not, are you still planning on racing Sunday?

Last thing I heard today was he is racing and is aiming for 3:30.

You can watch him live here:

Ed, I didn't have a chance to ask you a question on the Runner's World Q&A...

When you race do you try to merely meet your time/age record goal or do you run as fast as you possibly can, striving for the best time?

Almost always I try to run a race in the fastest time I am capable of on the day. Very occasionally I have run tactical races to beat another competitor or competitors and not worried about the time.

Ed

Ed Whitlock wrote:

In my 40s I was concentrating on middle distance running, I went to several world masters T&F champs and finally won the 1500 at age 48.

Ed

You're my main inspiration Ed. My goal is to just make the world masters final at age 55 at 100m, 200m or 400m. To do that I'd have to run 13, 26.5 and 63s respectively.

It's doable, especially the 400m, if I can get a year of consistent training without injury.

a much younger runner

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Ed Whitlock wrote:

...running the marathon in 2:54:49 at age 73...

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Folks, think about that. 2:54 marathon at age 73! We are in the presence of a living legend.

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That's a 6:40 pace... twenty-six of 'em in a row without a break! I agree..he is a living legend.

How many people over forty can run even one 6:40 mile?

I've been running for forty years and now struggle to break 7:00 for ONE mile at 68 years old.

Ed, do you ever train with other runners, or do you like

the quiet time to yourself?

I live about 30 to 40 minutes away.

I prefer to train by myself so that I can run at whatever pace and whatever start time suits me. When running my pace is not necessarily consistent, speeds being slow and slower. In a way would prefer to run in a group, it is less boring but at the moment solitude seems more advantageous than company.

Hi, Ed:

How is your training/racing going these days?

All the best to you.

Ed, is nice to have you here. Big fan from Brazil. I live just some miles away of Gabriel Garcia, he is a world's master champion for the marathon (i think in 2012 or 2013), he has run 2h57 at the age of 68 or so. I think he must be close to his 70s now. Ever heard of him? He is very good. Still running half marathons close to 1h25.

Theohiostate wrote:

Hi, Ed:

How is your training/racing going these days?

All the best to you.

Considering the tough winter we have had here the training has been ok but I had to give up on the cemetery and run on a new indoor jogging track the town opened.

I have not been happy with my race performances however. Last weekend I tried an 800m and ran 3:13, well off the 3:00 I ran last summer. The 1500 and 300 were a bit more respectable but not that great.

As a result of a discussion with another runner at the meet I wonder if my training pace has become too glacial and I have decided to increase the pace for a while to see what that does.

rfmaioral wrote:

Ed, is nice to have you here. Big fan from Brazil. I live just some miles away of Gabriel Garcia, he is a world's master champion for the marathon (i think in 2012 or 2013), he has run 2h57 at the age of 68 or so. I think he must be close to his 70s now. Ever heard of him? He is very good. Still running half marathons close to 1h25.

It was 2013 when Gabriel won the WMA marathon. Best wishes to him to join the sub 3 at 70 club.

Hi Ed, any race plans firmed up? How's the training going?

Hi Ed, any race plans firmed up? How's the training going?[/quote]

Training has been so so. I am entered in the half marathon at the 50th anniversary of the Calgary Marathon on June 1st. Not feeling very well at the moment so we will see.

Hope you feel better. All the best.

Ed Whitlock wrote:

Hi Ed, any race plans firmed up? How's the training going?

Training has been so so. I am entered in the half marathon at the 50th anniversary of the Calgary Marathon on June 1st. Not feeling very well at the moment so we will see.[/quote]

Hi, Ed:

I didn't see you in the 1/2 marathon results at Calgary. What's the latest with you?

Thanks.

theohiostate wrote:

Hi, Ed:

I didn't see you in the 1/2 marathon results at Calgary. What's the latest with you?

Thanks.

I was still not feeling that good before Calgary and decided not to run. I have been feeling better lately and have started to train again. I have entered the Ontario masters track championships this weekend. Hoping to run respectably.

Ed