You have increased your mileage rapidly. I would stay in the 60 range and try to up my quality.
Igy
You have increased your mileage rapidly. I would stay in the 60 range and try to up my quality.
Igy
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
oId guy wrote:
No, Pittsburg.
Weren’t you posting as Syracuse? The tough winter runner, screws on the shoes, in -10 degrees?
No, don’t be silly.
Just a quick check-in before getting started today. I don't chime in on much but just a few thoughts...
Reading all the posts. Lots of different topics but not everything interests me. Still impressed by amkelley and dhaaga's weekly mileage.
L2b...All we can do is all we can do.
SCGal: I hope the weather breaks a bit before our family vacay next week. We're renting a house at Paris Mountain with our kids and grandkids.
Ric Ocasek: Sad day but we'll always have the music. The Cars were the back ground to my youth. I'll always remember as 19 year olds my wife dragging me around behind their boat for hours, teaching me to ski while the 8 Track of 'The Cars' blared. Let the Good Times Roll....
June Eastwood: Um, no. A guy can't dress up as girl and run as a girl against girls just because he thinks he's a girl when he's still a guy pretending to be a girl no matter what drugs he's taking! Guess I'm just old school but its wrong on so may levels. How can this happen?!?!? But my biggest question is... where does he shower? Does a senior guy, pretending to be girl really shower with 18 year old Freshman girls?
CBD: Never had any interest in any drugs, ever, so why would I now? I have no desire to explore it. Again old school.
I had a real nice week of training though no running. Looks like 33 miles of walking, 45 miles of biking and a 32 min pool run. Spent way more time working out than when I was just running. I've also been doing about an hour each day of the TENS stimulation and about 100 heel dips. And planks and calf stretches. The heel pain seems to be nearly gone. It usually dissipates by 7-8 minutes into the walk. Honestly the pain, if you could call it that, is less than a 1 most of the time. I don't know if its due to not running or the therapy or both. I'm in no hurry to get back to running so I'll just keep up with what I'm doing until the pain is 100% gone.
Have a good run,
Dave
Oh by the way, I have seen more than a few disasters in my career as a financial advisor. Such as people taking money out of retirement accounts to start a business (floral shop, raise lamas), flip houses or just retire early. Longevity risk is an issue. It is also common for people to spend more in the early retirement years, home remodels, travel etc. Working longer lessens the longevity risk, but then if you die early how wise was that. Definitely these decisions are so personal hard to generalize advice.
Hello all! This my 1st post after following the goings-on for couple of weeks. Happy to join the community. I'm a Brit who lives in the French Alps.
To summarize: my running "career" has been one long string of injuries. So I've only been able to run a few dozen times with what I consider decent fitness.
M64 5' 4" 124lb, just call me "hobbit".
PR 10k: 35:55, 10 miles: 57:50, HM: 1:18:03, FM: 3:01 (one and only)
This year's best: 5k: 22:11
A year ago I was getting a bit fit, but an aching knee finally turned into a torn meniscus during a 48:50 10k race. The surgeon decided not to operate. Since then I've been cross-training and slowly introducing running back into my program.
I'm looking forward to hitting 65 and a new age class next Easter. Maybe make it to Toronto, if I get fast enough.
Mo 40min tempo run
Tu am workout
We Powerhike: 90min hard up with 4300' of climbing, 7k?. Easy walk/jog down in about the same.
Th am workout pm 50min cardio
Fr On the track: 5 x 1k, 4:21 average, 7min cycle (=2:40 rest). A bit slower than previous, but hot weather is back.
Sa am workout pm 40min cardio
Su 45min run, "easy" - longest run for a year.
Workout is a mish-mash of dumbells, pullups, abs (10min Fitness Blender routine, but with 6lb ankle weights), Pilates, yoga, wobble board & calf raises.
Cardio is 10min elliptics, then indoor rowing (about 30k per week).
oId guy wrote:
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Weren’t you posting as Syracuse? The tough winter runner, screws on the shoes, in -10 degrees?
No, don’t be silly.
OK. Your post seemed snarky like the Syracuse guy.
Frequenc1 wrote:
Oh by the way, I have seen more than a few disasters in my career as a financial advisor. Such as people taking money out of retirement accounts to start a business (floral shop, raise lamas), flip houses or just retire early. Longevity risk is an issue. It is also common for people to spend more in the early retirement years, home remodels, travel etc. Working longer lessens the longevity risk, but then if you die early how wise was that. Definitely these decisions are so personal hard to generalize advice.
Deja vu
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
oId guy wrote:
No, don’t be silly.
OK. Your post seemed snarky like the Syracuse guy.
And your post is insulting.
That shouldn’t matter your always happy.
you’re
I had a similar issue with a young runner yesterday at a local 5k in Bakersfield. My week leading up to the race was pretty normal training, Saturday 9-7 I did 21 miles with my wife on our vintage Schwinn 10 speeds, Sunday 9-8 was 9 miles of hiking and running at 8500 feet elevation. I try to do that every Sunday most of the summer. Tuesday, 9-10 12 miles at 8:42 pace. Thursday 9-12 6 miles in 97-degree weather at 8:40 pace with 4 X 150 at the end.
Yesterday I did my first flat 5k in months, out and back course, slightly downhill going out, uphill on the return. My splits were 6:06, 6:04, and 6:25. Right after the turnaround, I passed the kid that had led the whole race and he said to me "Dude, how old are you?" I laughed, pulled away by 30 seconds over him and won the race in 19:08. not bad for 60. I did suffer on the last mile heading back though. I'm very happy with my speed since I haven't done a track workout this year, just hills at altitude.
Good job; nice time. My hair is pretty much white now, so certainly someone you don’t want in front of you.
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Good job; nice time. My hair is pretty much white now, so certainly someone you don’t want in front of you.
My hair on my head just seems to be disappearing starting at the front and working its way back.......
Great story (Cush) about a kid growing up and respecting his or her elders. Nice work offering a rematch.
Hoping to see as many of y'all as possible at warmer and sunnier San Diego. Cush will likely have a few terrific IPAs just after the finish line. Of course, mine may already be warm by the time I get there.
KP
mopak wrote:
I'm 51yo male from the goldfields and wine country of central Victoria, Australia.
Started running since learning to walk and have kept on going. No organised racing in our (public) schools so I didn't start racing until I was 19, in local "fun runs".
Joined a club soon after and worked my butt off despite lack of talent.I used to chase the local stars like Deek, Wardlaw, Kenny Hall etc around Ferny Creek every sunday. How many other sports present a chance to practise with a World champ?
Times were never quick, around the 16 for 5, 33 for 10, 2.40 for marathon. I could "fight above my weight" in mountain races and had a bit more success in those.
I'm lucky as I live on the edge of a National Park so most of my running is in forests full of wonderful indigenous creatures and fascinating geology. Pretty easy to get out the door and run, or ride, or go out and kyak.
Over the cooler months, April -September I usually race local races on saturday and sunday, most of these are in forests and off road. I don't train so hard any more, just getting out and enjoying the running. My race pace tends to be mostly in the 3.50-4.00 per km range now.
Plenty of newer names on here since I was last posting regularly so I thought I would reintroduce myself. This is taken from page 1.
Not much has changed except I am now 60 and the race pace was around 4.30 per km this season (Hopefully that can come down a bit).
My week was a very quiet one.
The body was feeling banged up after a hectic racing season. I had some solid sessions the week before but was hurting in a few places.
Our remnant had moved out of our rental so I took some days off work to clean up the overgrown yard etc.
Mon. 15 minutes rowing. 33 min kayak then off to Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena for a Fleetwood Mac concert. We missed the last train so had to find a hotel at midnight, no bags not even toothbrushes lol.
Tue. Snuck out early to the 7-11 next door for toothpaste and deodorant haha.
Train home. Tax done. New phone purchased
A 50 minute mountain bike ride.
Wed. 48 minutes of steep mostly untracked bushwalking.
Thu. 44 min kayak.
Fri. Too busy to get out.
Sat. Back to work, day shift. Left the car out of town and walk/jog into work 28 mins for 3.5 kms.
Walk and jog back after doing some exercises at the club rooms ( right next to work). 3.3 kms in 26 mins. Back home I headed out o the mtb for a 20 km forest loop, lights on from half way. About 70 mins.
Sun. Late shift. Stopped on the way in and ran a bit over 13 kms. Very slow trot through the forest 85 mins.
Today was a good start for my week and hopefully I will be able to put in some solid work.
runlebec wrote:
Yesterday I did my first flat 5k in months, out and back course, slightly downhill going out, uphill on the return. My splits were 6:06, 6:04, and 6:25. Right after the turnaround, I passed the kid that had led the whole race and he said to me "Dude, how old are you?" I laughed, pulled away by 30 seconds over him and won the race in 19:08. not bad for 60.
Ha! Similar experience for me last year. Similar course, too -- out and back 5K, downhill, uphill. Just before the turnaround, I come up alongside the kid in second place. Kid looks over, shocked. "How are you running with me?" I respond, "I'm only 59 -- I just LOOK old." Then I cruise on past. Obviously not a very competitive race. My splits were 5:56, 6:14, 6:36. But that high school kid was really surprised.
runlebec wrote:
Yesterday I did my first flat 5k in months, out and back course, slightly downhill going out, uphill on the return. My splits were 6:06, 6:04, and 6:25. Right after the turnaround, I passed the kid that had led the whole race and he said to me "Dude, how old are you?" I laughed, pulled away by 30 seconds over him and won the race in 19:08. not bad for 60. I did suffer on the last mile heading back though. I'm very happy with my speed since I haven't done a track workout this year, just hills at altitude.
Dang, nice run and excellent time!
I still have (naturally) no gray hair at 61, and folks behind me (I hope!) can't tell how old I am until we're side by side and they can see all the wrinkles in my face...
amkelley wrote:
runlebec wrote:
Yesterday I did my first flat 5k in months, out and back course, slightly downhill going out, uphill on the return. My splits were 6:06, 6:04, and 6:25. Right after the turnaround, I passed the kid that had led the whole race and he said to me "Dude, how old are you?" I laughed, pulled away by 30 seconds over him and won the race in 19:08. not bad for 60. I did suffer on the last mile heading back though. I'm very happy with my speed since I haven't done a track workout this year, just hills at altitude.
Dang, nice run and excellent time!
I still have (naturally) no gray hair at 61, and folks behind me (I hope!) can't tell how old I am until we're side by side and they can see all the wrinkles in my face...
amkelley - if they're looking for wrinkles they aren't running hard enough?
runlebec - great running!
Weekend update - won a local 5k of my own in a "smoking" 17:44! OK not really, who knows how far that was? It was a local no-frills charity race that they said was a simple out and back on the bike path, but with no course map, no lead cyclist, and misleading markers, things went awry when the path entered a park and split in all directions. I wasn't expecting to be leading, nor by that much, nor any course drama so I just followed the markers in what seemed like the logical manner, but when they called out that time I knew something went wrong. I immediately conferred with the RD to figure out how/where, but it wasn't until another finisher arrived who had Strava'd it that we could piece it all together. Regardless, it was such a low-key affair nobody cried foul - the winning prize was a coupon for a free Frosty at Wendy's after all ?. Ultimately, 2nd place was 21:19 and my best estimate is I would have been maybe a minute up on that (re: 20-low).
Oddly, once most of the finishers were in the RD headed out on her bike to collect the markers, leading me to ponder why she didn't just lead bike it to begin with. I would have much preferred to have a real time!
Just Another Run of the Mill ex-D1 er wrote:
amkelley wrote:
Dang, nice run and excellent time!
I still have (naturally) no gray hair at 61, and folks behind me (I hope!) can't tell how old I am until we're side by side and they can see all the wrinkles in my face...
amkelley - if they're looking for wrinkles they aren't running hard enough?
runlebec - great running!
Weekend update - won a local 5k of my own in a "smoking" 17:44! OK not really, who knows how far that was? It was a local no-frills charity race that they said was a simple out and back on the bike path, but with no course map, no lead cyclist, and misleading markers, things went awry when the path entered a park and split in all directions. I wasn't expecting to be leading, nor by that much, nor any course drama so I just followed the markers in what seemed like the logical manner, but when they called out that time I knew something went wrong. I immediately conferred with the RD to figure out how/where, but it wasn't until another finisher arrived who had Strava'd it that we could piece it all together. Regardless, it was such a low-key affair nobody cried foul - the winning prize was a coupon for a free Frosty at Wendy's after all ?. Ultimately, 2nd place was 21:19 and my best estimate is I would have been maybe a minute up on that (re: 20-low).
Oddly, once most of the finishers were in the RD headed out on her bike to collect the markers, leading me to ponder why she didn't just lead bike it to begin with. I would have much preferred to have a real time!
Funny, I did a race once and the lead pack we were in got to the turnaround before the volunteers who were supposed to be telling us where to turn, it's pretty funny thinking back, not so much then.
I ran some this week, it was a mixed bag but feeling good at the start of the new week. Don't know, been on this thread since almost the first page, but more and more can't keep up/more ways than one. Maybe time for a break. That said, funny story cush, hope the cocky young soccer kid goes out for track and sees the light!