Anybody notice how surprising tough running can be on the body? I mean I'm only a young lad and from all the mileage so far in my career it already is hard for me to get down on my knees and sometimes walk down the stairs. I don't think I'm even going to be able to walk by the time I'm in my 30s.
Thoughts?
fastboy77 wrote:
it already is hard for me to get down on my knees
it is lol. I had to get on my knees to look for a pair of sweatpants under my bed (to go running actually) and it hurt like heck. Lol. It was hard to get up too.
oldman77
Nope.
I ran Cc/Track at some point in HS
I played basketball for 13 years, intramural or rec league
I went back into running.
I learned how to run more efficiently
I can run sub 9 at 20 miles as part of a marathon split...
And I was close to breaking 1:40 at the half marathon .
I'm 46 and have never had a long -lasting running injury.
Even up to today.
And I'm a fat a**
Enough said.
I'm a young lad that's why it's scary. I guess that's what I get for pushing the pace sometimes (most of the time).
That's true. I guess it depends on how you train. Like I said below, I tend to abuse my body and push the pace.
Try starting slow and finishing fast.
You never want to explode too quickly.
fastboy77 wrote:
That's true. I guess it depends on how you train. Like I said below, I tend to abuse my body and push the pace.
Why!?
Not always true. Frontloading the first mile gave me my forever 5k PR at age 41.
Sham 69 wrote:
Try starting slow and finishing fast.
You never want to explode too quickly.
Results may vary. I use the same tactic as you Smith. The fastest guy on my team however has more success with the former strategy.
I'm probably about 28 years older than you.
Let the leader do his strategy..
My strategy lets me run/walk/play basketball on a daily basis depending on what I choose.
I've never worn a brace.
My legs have never been wrapped.
I don't even know what orthopedic tape feels like.
Ask me to run a 5k tomorrow? Sure....it just might be cold.
I wouldn't give up that kind of body security for the world
And I am a fat 5'7" 186 as of today...
This fat man will take it.
Stoppit Smith wrote:
This fat man will take it.
You're a treat ?
Love it when I got the domicile is in order. The cafeteria is all set and prepared. We trained and rested and stretched all our muscles and bones
in the planes and configurations, squeezed them and tai chi’d them real nice to our liking as our breaths pumped fresh air through our open windows. Chasing the light and wind and finding those great views and hallowed natural grounds by day. By evening an opacity of richness in solitude effort and thought, that cloudy heaviness converging upon a pleasant dreamy sleep refuge.
Get home tired as the old timers and put on my highland dancing pjs. 30 minutes on the rocking chair, then off to bed.
Uncommonly excellent days, I tell ya but we put in work for it too now.
It’s not how hard you are on your body, it’s how well you take care of it after said abuse.
I ran track in HS, did 4 years as a mortar man in the Corps, lifted weights and did Taekwondo through my 30’s, and started running again in my 40’s. I’m 57 now and the only time I’ve had any real injuries came from motorcycle and bicycle wrecks. (The latest of which was this past May when I got clipped by a car while cycling. Recovery from crashes is much worse after 50)
Through it all I always took rest and recovery seriously so the abuse of regular training never became so acute that it was damaging.
Stoppit Smith wrote:
Nope.
I ran Cc/Track at some point in HS
I played basketball for 13 years, intramural or rec league
I went back into running.
I learned how to run more efficiently
I can run sub 9 at 20 miles as part of a marathon split...
And I was close to breaking 1:40 at the half marathon .
I'm 46 and have never had a long -lasting running injury.
Even up to today.
And I'm a fat a**
Enough said.
The kid was talking about running.
If running is hurting you that badly, either your body is just not cut out for running (unlikely) or your training and recovery are garbage. Watch your diet and sleep schedule. Take easy days and prepare for your hard runs properly. Have someone video you while you run and identify issues with your form. Develop a prehab program to treat your weaknesses. Running doesn’t have to hurt.
I don’t think you know what a gladiator is
More like UFC contestants. A few make a bundle, but most get countless injuries and drain bramage.
Runners are NOT Gladiators!