Born in 1985 wrote:
RE: Besides retirement, is there anything to look forward to in middle and old age?
Good question.
I wouldn't worry about it too much. Doing so is a recipe for disaster. I try to just do the things i find interesting and worthwhile, and rather than trying to get something out of them, i try to keep myself open in case they might have something to show me. Usually they do, but sometimes not.
Just do it and see what comes of it. Including running.
xlev2 wrote:
Well, regardless of how the rest of your life eventually goes, you can be guaranteed that when you are older you WILL wish for younger days. I don't know one single person over the age of 60 , no matter how well off and well adjusted they may be, who don't reflect that sentiment. So my advice is for you to not fritter away today worrying about 30 yrs from now. Try to
I'm 61 and I don't envy the young their youth, nor would I want to be 25 again. In some ways I'm happier than I've ever been. Some of that has to do with seeing and knowing that death is all around and that each day is a precious gift. Once that realization hits home, you stop worrying so much.
OP, you just need to toughen up. Your post is exactly what I would expect from a skinny fat runner. You need to get in the gym and lift. You don't want to wait until you are 40 to try and put on at least 20 lbs of muscle. You better start now (actually, you should have started when you were 18 or so, but anyway, better late than never).
The same goes to every other skinny fat distance runner out there. Hit the gym you wimps and run a caloric excess for 9 months followed by a cut for about 6-8 weeks. You can thank me later.
Sux if you have no family to share your life with.
It usually doesn't get any better for most. But you may learn to overcome.
Having a family is certainly no guarantee of happiness.
That's it. It's over! Just get a lifetime subscription to Runner's World and wait for the Grim Reaper.
Once you're over 30, you're just dying.
Take up triathlon op. That seems to be what everyone else does in their mid life crisis.
Maybe get your testosterone levels checked, really.
That aside, sounds like you need to set some goals and reignite your passion.
I am 50 and go through ups and downs.
I look at what I have to offer.
Decades of experience.
Very sound judgement and decision making.
I pass along *wisdom* to younger coworkers.
I take pride in being able to solve complicated problems.
More later, duty calls.
How the helI is retirement something to look forward to??? In one step you become irrelevant, bored, and isolated. After that you quickly deteriorate.
Man, if that's something to look forward to then I'd hate to see something to dread!
I'd recommend you read.
Read, read, read, read, read.
Find a library... start reading.
One book will lead to another.
(you write well enough, which suggests you can think...)
Things will start happening.
Age done well will give you freedom, freedom is the key word here, if you've saved and planned a little , retirement give you the time to do what want when you want without constraints of work and a schedule.
Chasing the running thing as you all learn end being being meaningless over the long haul, staying fit and healthy is the key. Using running as enjoyment and just one of your fitness activities to keep balance and the knees for mobility to do all the other stuff.
It's your own job to make meaning in a meaningless universe. Nobody else can do that for you, nor does anyone care. You'll soon be dead, no matter what you do, so figure it out while you're still here.
Hello in there by john prine.
TIME! That's the thing about old age. get up late! Wander on down to my favourite coffee house, and spend some time chatting with some of the regulars. Come home - I live just off the town centre - and spend an hour with my guitar. And so it goes...TIME. Time to do the things I couldn't when I left home before 7 am and got home a 7 pm shattered.! TIME.
Families are for losers who can't find any happiness so they pretend that watching their loser children learn to walk is meaningful
Howdy Doo Dee wrote:
How the helI is retirement something to look forward to??? In one step you become irrelevant, bored, and isolated. After that you quickly deteriorate.
Man, if that's something to look forward to then I'd hate to see something to dread!
Death. Not just the obvious first thought that comes to mind (you dying), but the death of your parents, friends, and siblings as well.
You may also expect the death of your mobility, which is ironic for a runner. Don't be surprised if you're wheelchair and/or bed-bound by the time you're 90, assuming you even make it that far.
Robert E . Lee wrote:
The training always seems the same in retirement as when you were young..same smells, same scenery or similar and same thoughts.
Very lucky.
You're very lucky indeed if the training always seems the same in retirement as when you were young. For most, it's slower times, less mileage, less intervals, more injuries, and more recovery time after long or hard workouts.
Go and look at the graves of your family members. You owe it to them and yourself to make the best of the few years you have left.