I am a 48 year old male, father of the kids, ages 10, 5,and 7. I share physical custody with my ex, so I am busy. I have been keeping fit, running here and there,a few miles a day the last few years. I am way behind in child support and am losing tons of money at my job, so I am totally in the negative in my account. I have creditors beating down my door and I am hiding my car so it doesn't get repossessed. How do I go about getting back into racing shape? With everything going on is it possible?
I am a 48 year who desperately wants to get back to my glory days of racing can I do it
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If you train hard now you might get 2nd place next year in your local 5k. A female Kenyan will still beat you. If you then train your brains out you will be able to win that 5k in 2 years and literally pound her into the ground.
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Good candidate for running on "Pure Hate."
You needs to get life priorities straight first in this order.
1: Come to Jesus meeting with yourself.
2: Be a good father/role model for kid.
3: Get finances in order.
4. Improve job situation.
5. Start to build consistent weekly mileage.
6. Stay away from dangerous women.
7. Stay away from dangerous Democrats.
M.A.G.A... -
Let the car be repo-ed, run to work, the store, etc. ... win those races
you're welcome -
The mother of all come backs wrote:
I am a 48 year old male, father of the kids, ages 10, 5,and 7. I share physical custody with my ex, so I am busy. I have been keeping fit, running here and there,a few miles a day the last few years. I am way behind in child support and am losing tons of money at my job, so I am totally in the negative in my account. I have creditors beating down my door and I am hiding my car so it doesn't get repossessed. How do I go about getting back into racing shape? With everything going on is it possible?
if i was in your situation id just take off runnin like forrest gump -
Training: Depending on your prs and how serious you were training, you may or may not be able to break them. You certainly won't reach your absolute potential at your age, but you could run some good times. Remember there was a 55 year old Ethiopian Israeli who ran like 2:15. What you want to do now is build to 100 mpw, doing a couple tempos a week either when you feel good or on a schedule (ie m/wed or m/thurs, whatever, etc.). This is just the beginning. You need to run every day, most days twice, for however long you can stand, until you reach this. Just here and there won't cut it. Because of your financial situation, look at clearance running shoes. Running warehouse usually has something for around $50.
Life: You need to talk to a lawyer. Get your crap straight. Pay off your debts. This means living on oatmeal, rice and beans, bananas as staples with just enough healthy other things to balance your diet. Figure out how to cut costs and balance your budget. Come up with repayment plans to work with your creditors. A lawyer is going have to help you readjust your child support payments to what you can afford.
You can do these things or you can be a deadbeat loser for the next 13 years, up to you. -
Oh ya, if at all possible, I'd def figure out how to run or bike to work. Hiding your car isn't going to stop them from repossessing it eventually.
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The mother of all come backs wrote:
I am a 48 year old male, father of the kids, ages 10, 5,and 7. I share physical custody with my ex, so I am busy. I have been keeping fit, running here and there,a few miles a day the last few years. I am way behind in child support and am losing tons of money at my job, so I am totally in the negative in my account. I have creditors beating down my door and I am hiding my car so it doesn't get repossessed. How do I go about getting back into racing shape? With everything going on is it possible?
Put the kids in a large wagon and pull them across the USA with "Please Help Us" and "Running For The Children's Sake" and "We Believe in Rob Young" posters attached to it in your children's handwriting. Give each a small bucket for donations and teach them to cry on cue at the mention of Donald Trump.
As you get more fit you can pull the wagon faster, maybe make the return trek across Canada.
Do it for the kids. The racing shape will come as a bonus, though that was your intent all along.....
Good luck! Maybe LR can sponsor the wagon and a few of the finest ride along making sure no other alternate transportation is accepted, especially in the deserts and that magical stretch along I-78.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Godspeed. -
The mother of all come backs wrote:
I am a 48 year old male, father of the kids, ages 10, 5,and 7. I share physical custody with my ex, so I am busy. I have been keeping fit, running here and there,a few miles a day the last few years. I am way behind in child support and am losing tons of money at my job, so I am totally in the negative in my account. I have creditors beating down my door and I am hiding my car so it doesn't get repossessed. How do I go about getting back into racing shape? With everything going on is it possible?
Just hypothetically I answer to this because I smell a troll. Anyway, a father of kids 5,7,10 don`t need as much sleep as them. When they have gone to bed you can do your run, and you don`t need more than an hour to do that. Then you just relax for an hour and then time for sandman. -
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The mother of all come backs wrote:
I am a 48 year old male, father of the kids, ages 10, 5,and 7. I share physical custody with my ex, so I am busy. I have been keeping fit, running here and there,a few miles a day the last few years. I am way behind in child support and am losing tons of money at my job, so I am totally in the negative in my account. I have creditors beating down my door and I am hiding my car so it doesn't get repossessed. How do I go about getting back into racing shape? With everything going on is it possible?
if i was in your situation id just take off runnin like forrest gump
Forrest Gump was a gazzionaire when he did that though... -
If you get back in shape, just be cool if that local Kenyan woman out kicks you in a race. Don't be like that masters guy who is always throwing a fit when the top female runner beats him. Set a good example for your kids.
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People are always sayin' "Dewey, why you gotta troll so hard?"
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"Trolls always wanna come an snatch my crops. These pigs wanna blow my house down."
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Keep running for fitness and sanity but until you get your finances in order you do not need to be racing toward a goal....thats your incentive: become financially succesful so you can enjoy the thing you love .....your gut tells you you
can still do this but your head has to rule for now. -
Interesting troll attempt, lots of bait in the water.
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The mother of all come backs wrote:
I am a 48 year old male, father of the kids, ages 10, 5,and 7. I share physical custody with my ex, so I am busy. I have been keeping fit, running here and there,a few miles a day the last few years. I am way behind in child support and am losing tons of money at my job, so I am totally in the negative in my account. I have creditors beating down my door and I am hiding my car so it doesn't get repossessed. How do I go about getting back into racing shape? With everything going on is it possible?
How about you focus on making money, moran? You're a deadbeat dad with screwed up priorities. Get a second job, Uber or Lyft, McDonalds is always hiring, whatever and forget about running. -
You need a massive helping of Dave Ramsey in your life.
Then you'll be able to run all the way to the bank! -
Slowly work yourself up to 50 - 60 mpw, then add in some speed work, run some races.
Oh, and join Socialists for Satan, which is actually run by Trump and Putin. Give yourself completely over to them, they coach on the side. And don't forget, everything on FOX news is absolute truth! Listen to the blond, leggy heffers on Fox, they are very, very smart ladies! -
It is clear that you are a millennial and a troll.
Why?
For starters - nobody in your alleged position would post their story on a toxic message board. So you are a troll.
Secondly, I know you are a millennial because in the story, instead of getting another job and doing what is right to support your children, you default to pleasing yourself and being a running star - and that’s the millennial generation - no concept of ownership, all prince and princess snowflakes, keeping their soccer participation trophies on their mantle.....
So sad.
