50+ Masters Training and Racing Open Forum

@Igy nice 200s

@Racerdb 16:45?

Off the front page of letsrun The GREAT Nick Rose is still lacing em up!

http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/secrets-nick-rose-success-60852

Charlie,

Thanks. I was surprised I had the turnover after my earlier in the week workouts. Hopefully adapting a bit--we will see.

Igy

Charlie wrote:

@Racerdb 16:45?

Well I'm certainly not going to say that or write it down... But it's kind of in the back of my mind.

Dave

racerdb wrote:

... training like I'm 53 again!

:)

When George Burns released "I Wish I Was 18 Again", he was 84 years old. I didn't realize it was a standard; on first listen I really thought he was saying "80"; and afterwards the song never failed to crack me up.

George Burns: "At my age flowers scare me."

At a race expo I passed by the booth of another local race coming up in 6 months. They were offering an early-bird discount. I told them "at my age, I don't enter races six months in advance. I don't even buy green bananas." A well-worn line in an unusual context.

Good one. I believe it was Jimmy Durante: "I'm an octogenarian, that means I know where it's at."

I hear you amkelley. I usually sign up for races a week or two before even if I need to pay more. Too many variables at my age. I was on vacation this week in Newport beach. No long run but 26.9 miles on 6 runs. It's nice to start the day with a run. After reading the posts I need to get out my bike and get in some miles. Have a good week everyone.

M: 3.6 miles in 37 min

Tu: 5.7 miles in 57 min

W: 5 miles in 44 min w 3 mile tempo 7:55 pace

Th: 4.1 miles in 43 min

F: 5 miles in 46 min

Sa: 3.5 miles in 34.5 min

Su: off

Back from my CardioScan, and scored 75.5, or Low Risk, and a 400+ merits a meeting with a Cardiologist for follow-up testing. None for me, and I am going to run the 1/2 marathon with the wild abandon of a 66 year old! :)

Good news Mike L, go for it.

Igy

Mike, please be careful. Those results should not be taken lightly. Listen to the cardiologist and follow his advice. Your life depends on it.

thanks icars but not sure you understand. I scored "low risk" so do NOT need any follow up. It was a score of 75 or 76, and only a score of 400+ means a follow up is needed. Thanks for the concern, though.

Ok, I thought you were giving a coronary calcium score which is what I thought one got from a cardio scan. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Good luck.

Yes, I did get a calcium score of 75, and 11 to 100 is considered "low risk". Only a score of 10 or less is non-existing calcium.

100 to 399 is moderate, and 400+ is "high risk" so my score means no follow-up is needed.

Pretty happy with that, as I have tried to live a pretty healthy lifestyle with eating, stress, etc. included with my running over the last 40 years. Not meaning to brag about this, but having my father have bypass before age 60, and dying before age 61 leaves an impression on me.

Mike Lundgren wrote:

Yes, I did get a calcium score of 75, and 11 to 100 is considered "low risk". Only a score of 10 or less is non-existing calcium.

100 to 399 is moderate, and 400+ is "high risk" so my score means no follow-up is needed.

Pretty happy with that, as I have tried to live a pretty healthy lifestyle with eating, stress, etc. included with my running over the last 40 years. Not meaning to brag about this, but having my father have bypass before age 60, and dying before age 61 leaves an impression on me.

Hey Mike next to breaking 5 for the mile I would like that score of 75;)

That is correct I just got back from the treadmill and did a quarter in 75 seconds and it felt gooood!

I am just going to redo the last 6 months with the goal of 5:27 / 11 mph at 140 lbs then another 6 months with the goal of 5 flat / 12mph at 130. If you do not believe you will never achieve.

Understood, Mike. I'm sure you're getting good advice and taking this seriously. I'll post the link I was looking at without further comment. You and your doc know best. Wishing you the best.

http://www.umm.edu/programs/diagnosticrad/services/technology/ct/cardiac-calcium-scoring

icars, interesting that the article you linked to states a score between 11 and 100 is "moderate risk" and at the hospital I went to, St. Luke's Heart Institute in KC MO, I was assessed "low risk". Guess it depends on the eval of the data by the locals. I do know that no further testing is expected of me since I am also not symptomatic, eat a heart healthy diet, run daily, etc.

I've worked as an Exercise Specialist in Cardiac Rehab for 23 years between 3 hospitals locally, and saw my own father have bypass, so it is of personal attention and awareness. Thanks for posting the link, I hope that others that have risk factors will do the test, it only cost me an hour of my time (from entering to leaving the hospital!) and $50. Can't beat that!

And thanks Charlie, keep up that motivation.

Mike F, hope that your foot clears up soon, I am approaching 80,000 lifetime miles and feel like that is a lot, hard to imagine the numbers that you have acquired.

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Greetings 50+ers! This going to be super-brief, as I am doing this from my tablet and the Bluetooth keyboard really sucks; we're viisiting family in Scottsdale, AZ for an extended weekend. With the travel and the eating, I'm afraid it's still another maintenance week for me. Managed only 25.5 miles on 5 runs. Log reads as such:

Sun: 5.0 easy progression (7:36/mi avg pace)

Mon: Off

Tue: 5.2 "failed" Intervals 4,6,8,8 (90, 2:16, 3:05, 3:06) overheated

Wed: 4.4 easy (7:44/mi)

Thur: Off (travel) did walk about 4-mles, though

Fri: 5.2 moderate-to-hard (7:07/mi avg pace)

Sat: 5.7 mostly easy (7:40/mi)

The only real good news is that being in AZ is forcing me to get my runs in early, so maybe this will kick-start me back to getting the runs done in the morning. It's just getting to be dawn here, and I'm getting ready to go for a long run before the projected 100+ day gets started.

That's all I got to get the ball rolling.

All the Best!

I'm getting on here early today too. Woke up with sore throat so I'll take the day off. OK week for me 26.5 miles in 5 runs. Rainy week made the trails muddy. Hope to race a 5k Memorial Day to see what shape I'm in.

M: 8.4 miles of trails in 95 min

Tu: 3.3 miles in 34 min

W: 4.1 miles fartlek in 37.5 min

Th: 3 miles in 28 mins

F: off

Sa: 7.7 miles of trails in 78 min

Su: off

Hope everyone is staying healthy.