Running is for YOUNG People NOT OLDER People

Not that "rut pad" isn't a cool phrase, but it should be "road."!

Murph800 wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

Being told how to live by people who have so far done little of it is always amusing.

That is exactly the reason why reading your posts is always amusing.

And replying to them too. Like throwing a peanut to a monkey at the zoo.

I know the monkey will do something in return, usually fling his own poo at me.

I avoid the poo, laugh at the monkey and leave him there in his das, lonely cage.

That's what you are. A sad, lonely monkey, flinging poo at people.

Sad.

The zoo sounds like your natural home.

Changing the subject. Only old people, and not young people, should be running.

trying to figure out if you are an older person because you sound like my father-in-law (deceased) when i would come back from a run in my late 60s. course he couldn't move off the couch very well without bitching. i still run every other day at 75+ and value it because i like it and keeps me healthy.

jamese wrote:

Not that "rut pad" isn't a cool phrase, but it should be "road."!

I did wonder what on earth that was!

golden hamster eating breakfast wrote:

jamese wrote:

Not that "rut pad" isn't a cool phrase, but it should be "road."!

I did wonder what on earth that was!

Sounds like a female thingy.

Don't give AF what you guys think an older should or shouldn't do. I'll do serious training and kick you damn @ss in local races anyway.

I concur....some of us don’t look our age either, thanks to running and staying fit.💅🏻

This is a sad thread. I’m 41. I still run 40-50 miles per week and run intervals on the track. People think I’m 25 years old because I’ve kept myself in great shape. Most people my age do not take care of themselves and it shows.

I may not beat college runners in a local 5k (I did win a half marathon two years ago) but every day on the trail, road, or track is a good day and important for our health. When I see 50 year old men dusting dudes in a race of any distance I’m impressed. It’s so much harder to keep that speed and stay injury free as our bodies become less reliable.

I have a good career and a family. I would feel differently about this thread if I did not put those things first. It’s third on my list, and I’m proud I can beat a lot of younger runners with my “C” game. Nothing pathetic about that at all.

Nickyy wrote:

When older people take running seriously it appears pathetic. This sport is for younger people. For older people it should just be a recreational hobby.

Once again, ageism rears its ugly, intolerant head. Older people must unite and combat this hate. First the young people will come for your sport, next your job, and finally you. Old Lives Matter!

Remember older folks: "Soylent Green is People!"

It's depressing that there's so much division in this Country today, and it is obviously getting worse. It was bad in the sixties, but not with the same level of hatred that seems to exist today. The one thing I found encouraging when I first started running in 1976 was how the running community seemed to set aside differences and just enjoyed running. I began running on Saturday mornings in Golden Gate Park with a group of 20-25 runners that included a 2:16 marathoner and a 65 year old woman (who ran across the Country with two other older women). Democrats and Republicans, a Doctor, Coast Guard Captain, a number of teachers, a grocery clerk, a cab driver, etc. We all enjoyed each other's company. We would warm up for a few miles as a group and than split up into smaller groups according to talent and ability. A small group of 7-8 of us would go to a local restaurant, Seal Rock Inn, for breakfast after the run. I thought it was great that people so different could set aside those differences and become friends. I never imagined there would come a day when runners would create an unncessary conflict among themselves. When I was thirty-one I remember being impressed with older runners. There was a local runner, a 55 year old nun, (Sister Marion Irving) who was the oldest runner to qualify for the first women's Olympic trials. She ran a 2:50. Most of the runners then took running seriously, even the untalented like myself. At that time I'd usually finish in the top 10% of a race. When I was in my 60's I was still finishing in the top15% of local races. There are a lot more recreational runners today, not that there is anything wrong with that. The more people enjoying running the better.

And Nickyy, I'll ask again, why the pretentious double "y" at the end of your name? It seems like an effeminate thing to do. Everyone seems to think you're a male. Are you actually a woman?

Sounds like Nickyy is salty he can't bet the local Masters runners to get that Turkey Trot trophy.

Murph800 wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

Being told how to live by people who have so far done little of it is always amusing.

That is exactly the reason why reading your posts is always amusing.

And replying to them too. Like throwing a peanut to a monkey at the zoo.

I know the monkey will do something in return, usually fling his own poo at me.

I avoid the poo, laugh at the monkey and leave him there in his das, lonely cage.

That's what you are. A sad, lonely monkey, flinging poo at people.

Sad.

LMAO

Thank you brother. You owned the New Zealand monkey.

Approaching 70, but unlike Ed W I am not built to weigh 117 lbs so no records possible. But so many people have told me my fitness is inspiring that's worth training my ass off for. And it's scary how many of my age are dying off, but I often feel like I'm 20 especially after a successful run. 30 more years of running to go!

5y25y3 wrote:

Murph800 wrote:

That is exactly the reason why reading your posts is always amusing.

And replying to them too. Like throwing a peanut to a monkey at the zoo.

I know the monkey will do something in return, usually fling his own poo at me.

I avoid the poo, laugh at the monkey and leave him there in his das, lonely cage.

That's what you are. A sad, lonely monkey, flinging poo at people.

Sad.

LMAO

Thank you brother. You owned the New Zealand monkey.

Another lower-order primate coprophiliac speaks.

HRE wrote:

Nickyy wrote:

I never said I was young. However you are obviously insecure about this issue.

And you, who went to the trouble of starting a thread about this could not possibly be insecure about this issue.

HRE is absolutely correct.

Some young adults will say serious competitive running does not affect career pursuits or family life. They are wrong, if neither are really affected then they are basically just rec. runners. But its those trying to be the absolute best runners that are doing themselves the greatest disservice.

Don't worry about the old timers, they will be fine. But the young ones lose out on important life goals.

Nickyy wrote:

When older people take running seriously it appears pathetic. This sport is for younger people. For older people it should just be a recreational hobby.

What is your definition age of young and old in this regard?

I am a former pro runner (female) who is approaching 60. While I no longer race, I still run many more miles a day than you likely do, and am very proud of it. It keeps me healthy and fit, and the older I get, the more appreciative of it I become. On my 60th birthday, I will have been running for 50 years. I will never consider myself a hobby jogger, but if you want to put a label on it, go right ahead. Anyone who gets out the door is a runner, as far as I am concerned. You will eventually realize that no one cares what your opinion of them is, because everyone does it for a different reason. I like to think I still do it, simply because it is 'what I do....' Good luck.