Training for older runners

Knees over Toes guy has some good ankle stuff once omicon(r intentionally left out) is over I will return to the gym for my fav ankle rom strength workout.... motor off 10 percent grade pushing forwards and backwards kinda like bump starting a car for an hour amazing workout.

So when does the tow truck winch us in?

Abstract

This paper uses world running records by age to estimate a biological frontier of decline rates. Two models are compared: a linear/ quadratic (LQ) model and a nonparametric model. Two estimation methods are used: (a) minimizing the squared difference between the observed records and the modeled biological frontier and (b) using extreme value theory to estimate the biological frontier that maximizes the probability of observing the existing world records by age. The results support the LQ model and suggest a linear percentage decline up to the late 70s and quadratic decline after that.

I feel like still being able to run at 80 would be a victory for sure.

oneringtorule wrote:

It must be hard to go from the very top of the game to not running at all. I feel for the guy. The rest of us should learn to enjoy every race and every run -- each could be the last!

I talked him in person just before new year. He told me to be very careful out there. Young people can recover from certain injuries even after a major surgery but not for old folks. Torn cartilage won't regenerate. Sadly running is probably the only thing he had going on his life. As you said, we just don't know when. All of this made me change my winter training this year. No more running when the roads are icy. One slip and I also could end up with hip replacement or something.

Allen1959 wrote:

MagicShoes#16 wrote:

I for one think you can.

As long as you enjoy consistent running, no matter the pace.

And, as long as you enjoy the feeling of power through fatigue, you will improve.

I hope you're right. But there's another "as long as," and it's huge: stay healthy and avoid injury.

At 59, I could check-mark each of your three criteria, and truly thought I could improve to a sub-3 marathon at age 60. But the pain was getting worse, and injury lay-offs were getting longer. Finally got a diagnosis, and it was much worse than the simple "runner's knee" I had assumed.

I am too lazy to do it but I have met many older runners in NYC area that are still cranking it out. Their bodies are still jacked. No weight gain. Still lean as a straw but strong bodies. I am pretty sure they all do quite a bit of gym work outs. A friend I mentioned before does a lot of weight training. He still has a sick 6 pack at 66. Actually have more muscle definition than when he was in his prime. He didn't start to lift I think until he was well past 40. His cousin got him into lifting.

Somatropin 3 iu daily

Suggestions: Stop racing half marathons. Then you can cut out the weekly long run.

Run daily, 45 to 60 minutes, easy pace. A couple of days aerobic intervals, one day 5k race or time trial.