Some of you tho, I question your heart.
Some of you tho, I question your heart.
Nk one can answer that. You'd have to be dead.
I'm that guy. A runner till you die means that when you can no longer run, you stand there, watch other runners do it for you, cheer them on, remember your own earlier days, wish you could still do it, dream about it at night, and have no regrets at the end.
Bill D. wrote:
Nk one can answer that. You'd have to be dead.
Yeah. I mean, plenty of people have died while running. Those people could be said to have been runners until they died. However, they could not say so themselves.
KudzuRunner wrote:
I'm that guy. A runner till you die means that when you can no longer run, you stand there, watch other runners do it for you, cheer them on, remember your own earlier days, wish you could still do it, dream about it at night, and have no regrets at the end.
As someone that has had an injury that kept me from running for a long period of time, let me tell you: you do not want to watch others run. Watching others do something you can't but wish you could is a form of self torture.
some guy the real one wrote:
KudzuRunner wrote:I'm that guy. A runner till you die means that when you can no longer run, you stand there, watch other runners do it for you, cheer them on, remember your own earlier days, wish you could still do it, dream about it at night, and have no regrets at the end.
As someone that has had an injury that kept me from running for a long period of time, let me tell you: you do not want to watch others run. Watching others do something you can't but wish you could is a form of self torture.
This guy makes me depressed just reading his post. I am in my 60's and do not race or run any longer. I have moved on with my life and do many active and interesting things. I still throw a little jogging in there but I can't consider myself a runner.
But my life is great... biking......hiking......fishing.......lifting. So NO I don't watch runners wishing I could still do it.
Move on!
I can actually see a place for RunGum in my life, even if not for running. Often I need a boost but am just not down to drink a cup of coffee naaamean.
the truth shall set u free wrote:
some guy the real one wrote:As someone that has had an injury that kept me from running for a long period of time, let me tell you: you do not want to watch others run. Watching others do something you can't but wish you could is a form of self torture.
This guy makes me depressed just reading his post. I am in my 60's and do not race or run any longer. I have moved on with my life and do many active and interesting things. I still throw a little jogging in there but I can't consider myself a runner.
But my life is great... biking......hiking......fishing.......lifting. So NO I don't watch runners wishing I could still do it.
Move on!
Read my post again. I'm agreeing with you.
So,
Do you even have a learners permit?
There are regulars on the board who have run 60-100k miles in their lives.
Can't do that in a short time.
They are all runners for life.
Ed Whitlock = Running role model
some guy the real one wrote:
As someone that has had an injury that kept me from running for a long period of time, let me tell you: you do not want to watch others run. Watching others do something you can't but wish you could is a form of self torture.
Amen to that! As a chronically-injured middle-aged runner I find myself not able to run much anymore, usually have multiple injuries to deal with, and struggle to find any consistency with training. I can't race anymore, have quit the running club I've belong to for over 25 yrs, and am very envious of these anti-aging wonders that are killing it in the older age divisions (looking at the 50+ Masters Forum, some of those guys train like 25 yr old elites!....unfuing believeable!).
There has to be a genetic component involved with these anti-aging wonders. With their superb genetics they're able to train very hard & consistently, allowing for the fast times they run...who would have thought. When I was 30 yrs younger, I was training 6 days a week and racing almost every weekend...no injuries & fast times. Now, I'm a sad sap who's running on barrowed time. As you get older, genetics can have a sick sense of humor with some of us...imagine that.
Trump2020OP wrote:
Ed Whitlock = Running role model
Ed Whitlock = Great genetics for distance running
whats ur injury
The day I can no longer run I will be dead inside.
Trump2020OP wrote:
Ed Whitlock = Running role model
Ed Whitlock pretty much took a several decades off in the prime of his life. Nothing wrong with that, but I'd hesitate to call him a lifelong runner. If he had been, he wouldn't have been so fast in his later years.
some guy the real one wrote:
KudzuRunner wrote:I'm that guy. A runner till you die means that when you can no longer run, you stand there, watch other runners do it for you, cheer them on, remember your own earlier days, wish you could still do it, dream about it at night, and have no regrets at the end.
As someone that has had an injury that kept me from running for a long period of time, let me tell you: you do not want to watch others run. Watching others do something you can't but wish you could is a form of self torture.
This. It even makes me angry.
I have psychological issues.
KudzuRunner wrote:
I'm that guy. A runner till you die means that when you can no longer run, you stand there, watch other runners do it for you, cheer them on, remember your own earlier days, wish you could still do it, dream about it at night, and have no regrets at the end.
I'm crying.
Whenever I can not run anymore, I will force my kids or grandchildren to run. Like Trump, it will be my way or nothing at all. If they refuse, I would simply disown them and find a new woman to make more kids. I will try until I die period. Lavar Ball.
time will tell wrote:
whats ur injury
More like "injuries." Ruptured PTT & OA of the ankle, Achilles tendinosis - complements of a 2nd degree strain years earlier, patellar tendinitis & hip OA. All occurring in my early to mid-50s. I cross train & rehab like a madman just to run a few times per week. And if any of you get to this point as you age, and want to continue to run, you better learn to like pain & discomfort.
Chronically-Injured Old Runner wrote:
More like "injuries." Ruptured PTT & OA of the ankle, Achilles tendinosis - complements of a 2nd degree strain years earlier, patellar tendinitis & hip OA. All occurring in my early to mid-50s. I cross train & rehab like a madman just to run a few times per week. And if any of you get to this point as you age, and want to continue to run, you better learn to like pain & discomfort.
Look into Regenexx for the OA