Conundrum,
Like others have written, I could sign my name to your post. At age 65 I have to schedule duties such as fall yard clean-up as if it was a training session. I am proud that I can still mow my own yard and do manual chores that others seem to avoid. I wish I could still mix it up on the track or a road race, but life goes on. At least I don't need Viagra.
Igy
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Ghost of Igloi wrote:At least I don't need Viagra.Every day at 50+ I wake up and regret losing what little talent I once had for mixing it up in distance races, but then I remember that certain abilities, that I enjoyed maybe better than fast running, have not (yet) left me :-)
Yep...what was that bumper sticker...."Runners Keep It Up Longer".....
I raced for 25 years and then gave it up in my early 50's. I still run (jog) but I no longer race. My training buddies are hobby joggers too.
I loved being fast (for me) but frankly I just burned out on racing. Every now and then you'll feel like coming back. Like you still have it. Give yourself enough years and the answer will become elementary.
You don't still have it.
LastChanceRunner wrote:
Every now and then you'll feel like coming back. Like you still have it. Give yourself enough years and the answer will become elementary.
You don't still have it.
Ain't that the truth
I still think that a little bit. Occasionally I'll have a run where I really think I'm moving pretty good and pretty fast, then I'll look at my watch and realize that its really pretty slow and it only feels fast because its much faster than what I have been running.
But maybe next year I'll start training and racing again. Yeah sure, next year I'll make my come back. (I'll only a year older - no problem)