What concerns do you have about ratification?
What concerns do you have about ratification?
Good job, Keith! My name isn't joe, but I wouldn't mind taking down your world record someday. That'll be quite sometime before I'm eligible, but look for new results within the next 34 years :) Haha, not really predicting anything, but good job man. That's something to be grateful for at that age.
I cannot see a problem. I have the start list, the lapscore
r's sheet, the electronic timing finish photo and the WMA form signed by the meet manager and timekeeper, starter etc :-)
Phiseo:
I believe my technique and 40+ km per week training barefoot (on grass) keep me strong and safe from injury. So many people out there are heel-strikers which is sooo damaging (not suggesting you are) but I believe technique is the key and of course being strong. I do Zero core or strength work and very little stretching. Over the past month I have had a lot of problems with muscle and nerve pain mostly in one leg but not exclusively. I blamed bad sitting but now think it was magnesium deficiency which I latched on to 5 days ago!
runn:
No problem - don't think I can upload this month's program here (so have put it here:
http://keithbatemancoaching.com/temp/keith-program.pdf
) but I have a great coach (who also does online coaching for a number of national representative runners (sweatsydney.com.au)) and he provides me with a monthly program 90km - 120km per week. I do 2 speed sessions and a race or tempo each week with Australia's best runners plus 2 hours on a Sunday with the same squad and generally 60 mins on Monday, 90 mins Wednesday and 30mins Friday. I also have my own coaching business now so a good few more hours each week although not all of that is me running of course.
Cheers
Keith
That's funny. When i set the World Record I didn't have to collect any of those things.
Sub 32 is pretty fast for an old guy. Did you run when you were younger?
Incredible performance
Thanks very much.
Mile to 10K... you are the Aussie Pete Magill! Good Going!
MOST impressive Keith...please lap me less than four times at World Masters T&F Championships later this summer.
MF
The vast majority of top runners in the 50+ age group took up running late. Having relatively fresh legs is important,and there is a window of opportunity in running with an average of around 10 years to improve from the start.
I doubt Keith was running much at age 20 or 30, and if he had been running then, it is unlikely that he was training to his full potential.
Ghost in Saudi,
, apply today.
Wow, Keith, congrats from another much slower 55 year old. As if it wasn't bad enough that in my mind I think I can still run 5:30/mile pace, a 55 year old goes and does it even faster ;-)
What does (1) mean after the 100's?
1 minute rests?
Yes (x) means rest of x minutes - always active
Keith might be out running at the moment (8am here). He can answer about his background better than me but I do know a little. He was a skiier who did some semi serious running on and off over the years. I think he ran about 2.40 for a marathon when much younger. He migrated to Australia from the UK later in life. From memory started running pretty consistantly to get his weight down and realised he was pretty good age grouper.
The last couple of years he has taken a very "professional" approach to all aspects of his running and since reaching 55 has smashed the records one after another.
yes Mopack that's right.
Started at age 29 (1986) in order to take up XC Ski racing - I was no good at that so stopped but kept up the running (on my own in Highlands of Scotland) - did a few marathons (2:48 first then 2:44 next month and a 2:52 and 2:41 following year) also did a few 10Ks and best time 36:06 - ran on and off for 14 years doing combined events - mountain runs and laterly 2 years of hill running. came to oz in 2000 87kg and struggled to do 43min 10k - joined club and trained on my own and raced and got 10k down to about 36min - joined current coach/squad Nov 2003 and have improved every year since. :-)
obviously I never learnt to add 1984 not 1986!
Keith Bateman wrote:
came to oz in 2000 87kg and struggled to do 43min 10k - joined club and trained on my own and raced and got 10k down to about 36min - joined current coach/squad Nov 2003 and have improved every year since. :-)
Keith:
87 kg = 191 lbs.
How tall are you and how much do you weigh now?
Awesome brother! I see that you started running at age 29...seems that the better age group runners started running later in life. Wonder if that's a physical thing or a mental burnout thing. I started running at age 8, and my best 10,000 at my peak was 32:25, so there's no chance in hell that I could approach your time ever. Very impressive.
Make sure you get you profile updated:
http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=47525