And for those looking for new goals and pr's to shoot for there's the Age Graded Calculators as I'm sure most of you have seen before.
http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/agegradingcalculator/0,7977,s6-238-277-415-0-0-0-0,00.html
And for those looking for new goals and pr's to shoot for there's the Age Graded Calculators as I'm sure most of you have seen before.
http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/agegradingcalculator/0,7977,s6-238-277-415-0-0-0-0,00.html
Hello,
I added my thoughts the the other 50+ and Slowing Down thread, but will try to contribute to this thread on a weekly basis.
I'll turn 51 in October. Started running on my own as a senior in college (1980). Have always been self-coached. Turned to the marathon way to early in my running "career" and am convinced doing so killed off whatever little leg speed I might have ever had.
Lifetime PRs, most of which were set when I was 39 (after 18 years of running!) are 5k - 16:04 (track), 16:08 (road); 10k - 33:50 (road), 34:26 (track); half-marathon - 1:14:17; marathon - 2:41:19, 2:43 (as a Master).
Currently, I'm running 5ks in the low-to-mid 18:00s, half-marathons around 1:22 and marathons in the 3:00-3:05 range.
I've been struggling with a bad case of PF in my left foot since April, plus a stress fracture in that heel bone, which knocked me off running for 10 weeks. Since returning, I still have the PF pain. Because of that, I'm currently running 5 days per week, averaging around 35-38 miles per week. Before injury, I ran 6 days per week (50-55 mpw).
Current typical week:
Sun - "long" run of 10 miles @ 7:00-7:30/mile pace.
Mon - OFF. Lift weights (upper body/core).
Tue - speed work (last week was 5 x 1200m @ 4:28 w/2:00 rest). Usually about 8 miles total incl. w/u and c/d.
Wed - easy run of ~6 miles. Lift weights (upper body/core).
Thu - easy run of 5-8 miles.
Fri - cross-train w/intervals on Lifecycle and rowing machines. Lift weights (upper body/core).
Sat - easy run of ~6 miles.
I don't feel like racing right now, due to my foot pain and lack of fitness from reduced running. Plus it's hard to get excited about racing when you're running times well below what you used to. I still enjoy the training process as much as every though.
Thanks for reading! It's nice to know there are others out there that "feel" like I do...