I’m getting close to setting PR at 50+. I ran 16:40 5K as an undertrained runner in high school; it’s still my PR. Last year I hit 17:40 at age 49. I’ve upped my training considerably This year and will have a decent shot at sub-17. I should also get lifetime bests as a 50 year old because of weak PRs in the 10KM (36:30), half marathon (1:21 set at 49 years old) and marathon (3:09 set at 48 years old).
Jeffro wrote:
... The other weird thing is that I place much higher in races than I did in the 1980s and 90s. More runners today but the kids are slow.
Dude, I'm only 38, have run basically the same times for the last 25 years (I peaked early, then did a lot of things in my 20s and 30s that did not maximize my talent or potential at that time), and I'm placing much higher in races than I did in the 90s. Literally the same races, in some cases, the same community in every case, and I'm very consistently closer to the top of the results sheet than I used to be. 19min 5k, male, so clearly nothing special here... and I've gone from 20s and 30s overall to teens or top-10. Winning times are still about the same, but the depth of field behind that just isn't there. Sad.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!