Impressive- 49 Year Old NFL Legend - Troy Aikman 6 Miles @ 8:24 pace

dfasdf wrote:

He ran a 1:48 half marathon in 2011 and a 1:49 in 2010.

Big deal. Alan Page ran a marathon (offseason), while still playing in the NFL (Vikings) as a defensive lineman.

I'm not impressed.

I ran 8:28 pace for a half marathon when I was 68 years old and only placed 4th in my division.

And no... it wasn't a short course. That was a fairly typical time for most of my half marathons a few years ago.

So, at 20 years older I ran more than twice as far and only 4 seconds per mile slower and still only placed 4th in my division.

Maybe Northern California just has a lot more serious runners.

Not that he didn't do a respectable pace. Just not impressive, that's all..

Not impressed at all - and honestly thought it was sarcasm in the title when it said 'impressive.' A male in his 40s running 8:20s for a 10k seems very average not even considering he is a former professional athlete. That might even be considered average for a female in her 40s. Plus if he is publicly posting it he is probably proud of it.

Tried to respond to this post earlier but evidently I am banned from making pots from my cell phone.

Just as impressive, given his social millieu, is that he isn't married. Smart guy.

Al Michaels wrote:

was this before or after he had another "sleepover" with Joe Buck?

Every football weekend is like another visit to brokeback mountain for those two guys (not that there's anything wrong with that).

What's the story here? Aikman sleeps over at Joe Buck's home?

The criticism here is ridiculous. Aikman is a big dude, and truly a hobby jogger in the sense he has no reason to run, except he likes it. So here's a guy with millions, 49 years old, and can go out and cruise an 8:24. I say this guy loves running, and taken in context, can run pretty well.

Mrr82 wrote:

Agree. Based on his heart rate he can surely go faster.[/quote]

Uhhhh what if his max HR is 155-160? BPM numbers are largely meaningless .......

Would be helpful if we saw a % of HR

Yeah I don't get why anyone would criticize this or say it's not impressive. Nobody is saying Aikman can be a pro runner. The point is, for a 49 year old retired football player this is pretty respectable especially considering many of them become overweight and sedentary.

Because it's yet another example of the double standard with Let's Run. If this was a former female professional athlete jogging that slow the comments would be more like "she hasn't aged well" or "she should find something better to do with her time." But when it's a former NFL/ MBL/NBA/ NHL jock all the fan boys can't get enough of it and want to idolize and overhype every little thing they do.

we should welcome anyone to our sport, especially those who bring positive attention to it.

old guy 70 wrote:

I'm not impressed.

I ran 8:28 pace for a half marathon when I was 68 years old and only placed 4th in my division.

And no... it wasn't a short course. That was a fairly typical time for most of my half marathons a few years ago.

So, at 20 years older I ran more than twice as far and only 4 seconds per mile slower and still only placed 4th in my division.

Maybe Northern California just has a lot more serious runners.

Not that he didn't do a respectable pace. Just not impressive, that's all..

You're unimpressed because your Half Marathon RACE pace was 8:28? So your easy run pace would have been high 9s - in what world does that compare to someone's daily 8:24 pace? Apples to oranges.

I am much more impressed by Aikman's recent comments about Skip Bayless than any running he did.

Tom Tom T wrote:

But when it's a former NFL/ MBL/NBA/ NHL jock all the fan boys can't get enough of it and want to idolize and overhype every little thing they do.

Your comment is cute, it just doesn't reflect reality.

I am not too impressed. I ran a marathon at a faster pace than that. In fact, when I weighed about 400 pounds, I considered that pace pedestrian.

Oprah Winfrey wrote:

I am not too impressed. I ran a marathon at a faster pace than that. In fact, when I weighed about 400 pounds, I considered that pace pedestrian.

That's nothing. I weigh 517 pounds and can rune 8 min. miles easy.

That's pretty good. Tom Brady can't even attempt to run the ball at that pace today.

I don't have to read any posts to know that many people will jump on him for being so slow, but it's cool that he's out there being in shape. I'm about his age, size, and speed and ya, it's not a big accomplishment, but Tony Siragusa isn't doing it.

People remember the NFL pocket passer with the concussions, but when he first came to Oklahoma he was billed as a qb who could run or throw. In high school he played on both sides of the ball and was a great athlete.

I would like to see him nude.