At 49 I start weekday mornings with a 5 miler in the park followed by my real run after work. It's just easier to get the miles in and be more competitive. As per your question, not all of us have family or career. I've got a wife but no kids, no house and just a job (no career) and so spending time doing what I've always loved doing seems like a great deal.
I fit doubles into my marathon training. I am in my 40s and find they make me a better runner.
I'm 62 and ran 64 in singles last week. No need to double. And doubling leaves too little recovery time.
Adding an extra 3-5 miles easy 2-3 times a week not only bumped my mileage without breaking me down, but helped both weight loss and fitness at a greater rate than a single longer run. I never ran hard twice on one day keep hard runs at least 36 hours apart, but an easy 3-5 in the morning, 6-8 counting wu/cd intervals in the evening, the 3-5 easy the next morning followed by longest easy that evening was fine.
No one ever accused me of being a "natural" or "gifted" runner, and I was always biomechanically challenged as a masters runner so it's definitely not only "certain types" that can do doubles.
no frisbees for me wrote:
There really are few things more fun in life than hearing a six year old screaming "go grandpa go!" when you are running head-to-head with a bunch of 20 and 30 somethings in an XC race.
Or after you've really raced a 20 something and they come up to you after the race wanting to do a cool down with the old man that took them down.
EZ10Miler wrote:
no frisbees for me wrote:There really are few things more fun in life than hearing a six year old screaming "go grandpa go!" when you are running head-to-head with a bunch of 20 and 30 somethings in an XC race.
Or after you've really raced a 20 something and they come up to you after the race wanting to do a cool down with the old man that took them down.
Or nothing more inspiring than being 33 and in good shape only to get out kicked by a guy in his 60s.
I have no problem with masters running doubles. The only issue I have is masters running doubles ( not singles ) that don't have health insurance. If you can find the time to put in doubles- then turn around and say you can't afford health insurance and rely on society to take care of something that may be catastrophic, that is a problem in my book.
Take that extra time and energy from your doubles ( only do singles ) and find a job that has insurance or work more to be able to afford it.
wtf are you talking about?
Hi There ! I'm talking about responsibility.
That's a fascinating conclusion you've drawn..
thank you.