I saw some runner who was a 2:2X Marathon runner when he was in his 30s barely being able to run a mile in 8 minutes at 63. He is not running much anymore, however he isn't fat or injured, and he is still quite active.
While some runners who would never have broken 3 hours on a Marathon no matter the training being able to run sub 45minutes 10k at 60.
Is aging really hitting some people that hard ? Or what am I missing ?
A while ago I checked to see if a decent runner I used to see winning many races in the DC/Nova area when I lived there was still going strong in his sixties. Dude was kinda famous for the volume of racing he did and was consistently fast. It was not unusual for him to do two long distance races on a weekend and podium both. He held the Guinness record for most races in a year at one point. I think there was even a few jokey threads on here about him back in the day.
Anyway, he’s 63 now and looks like he still racing a lot and doing parkruns! But I was a little surprised to see his 5K times “only” in the mid to high 20 range. I was convinced he’d be one of those dudes who would keep in shape and be relatively fast in his sixties. There’s a couple of guys his AG in my club who can still run a sub 20 5K. Maybe he burned himself out with all the racing or got a bad injury or had a health challenge.
T is big rn with people in their 40s/50s, let alone 60s. But I think there's something to the 50ish to low 60s year old that picks up running later in life. They don't have the wear & tear from running high mileage in their 20s/30s. There's a 60+ year old near me who just ran sub-3 & has been running multiple marathon/year for the last several years + seems like is racing every weekend. Seems to have the energy of a 20 year old starting for the first time. He's finding some rapid improvement & I think that, yes, it's a bit of an outlier, but he's not as damaged as the 2:2x guy. The 2:2x guy trained hard for decades (probably). He probably moves slowly just walking around.
I saw some runner who was a 2:2X Marathon runner when he was in his 30s barely being able to run a mile in 8 minutes at 63. He is not running much anymore, however he isn't fat or injured, and he is still quite active.
While some runners who would never have broken 3 hours on a Marathon no matter the training being able to run sub 45minutes 10k at 60.
Is aging really hitting some people that hard ? Or what am I missing ?
Carlos Lopes, 27:17/2:07, World cc champ, OG Marathon gold, 1984, became really fat within a few years after retirement and had health problems which he continues to have today.
These days, he's basically a recluse in his Lisbon home. Sad.
I saw some runner who was a 2:2X Marathon runner when he was in his 30s barely being able to run a mile in 8 minutes at 63. He is not running much anymore, however he isn't fat or injured, and he is still quite active.
While some runners who would never have broken 3 hours on a Marathon no matter the training being able to run sub 45minutes 10k at 60.
Is aging really hitting some people that hard ? Or what am I missing ?
This one takes the cake. What rock have your guys been under? FYI, everyone on this planet has and will continue to have the effects of age strike at different rates at different dates. Nuf said.
I saw some runner who was a 2:2X Marathon runner when he was in his 30s barely being able to run a mile in 8 minutes at 63. He is not running much anymore, however he isn't fat or injured, and he is still quite active.
While some runners who would never have broken 3 hours on a Marathon no matter the training being able to run sub 45minutes 10k at 60.
Is aging really hitting some people that hard ? Or what am I missing ?
You're thinking of Cacho in Spain. The last time I saw Fermin, he was easily 250 pounds and smoking like a chimney.
Many older runners recognize that their best races are long past. And they are content just running races for the association and being a part of the atmosphere. They may be running races as just various degrees of aerobic runs and not all out efforts.
I saw some runner who was a 2:2X Marathon runner when he was in his 30s barely being able to run a mile in 8 minutes at 63. He is not running much anymore, however he isn't fat or injured, and he is still quite active.
While some runners who would never have broken 3 hours on a Marathon no matter the training being able to run sub 45minutes 10k at 60.
Is aging really hitting some people that hard ? Or what am I missing ?
You said it yourself. How is this hard to understand? Try not running for years and see how fast you can crank out a mile.
I know other 60-65 year olds and they're former sub 15' 5k guys. They've been running since teenage years and can "possibly" still manage a sub 3. It'd need to be a good day and good training. But they can probably go sub 6 in the mile if they stay uninjured.
These days, he's basically a recluse in his Lisbon home. Sad.
Why are you making things up?
Not making things up. Visited Lopes's hometown, Viseu, near Oporto, Portugal, this past year, and that's what people told me. Spoke to one of his sisters in Viseu, who told me similar. Visited the football club in Viseu, where Lopes first ran as a youth.
Not making things up. Visited Lopes's hometown, Viseu, near Oporto, Portugal, this past year, and that's what people told me. Spoke to one of his sisters in Viseu, who told me similar. Visited the football club in Viseu, where Lopes first ran as a youth.
If Lopes's health has improved that's good news.
Obrigado.
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