'Use your Garmin to hold that ceiling honestly, because your legs will lie to you and the watch won’t'.
I do - but every time the Garmin screen dials into the red, and tells me I'm pushing too hard, I feel like I'm back at school being scolded by the headmaster.
The difference is this is a kind of discipline I can live with. A self-imposed discipline that I know is in my best interest.
At 60 I ran Chicago, BQd by 38 minutes, hopped on a bike the next day, rode 1200 miles to New York, ran New York and BQd by 10 min. At 62 I got injured and have been injured 3 more times. I’m 63 and 1/2. It’s not working for me any more.
You are amazing, remember, recovery is more important than training for us older runners. You can still do epic things, just give your body more time to recover.
I didn't start running seriously until I was 50 (I am now 70). Until recently, I ran every other day, with walking on non-running days (mostly hill work). As I approached 70, I realized that my recovery was not keeping up with my running schedule, so I reduced it slightly to three times a week, with two guaranteed days off after hard races; I really noticed an improvement in my recovery, and my race times are (for the most part) improving as well. Also, an Achilles insertional injury which has been nagging at me for several years is finally fading away with the increased recovery times.
Great ‘Stack Herb. I’ve been a 20-25 mile per week runner since my thirties who noticed a ‘slow down’ in my late fifties. I struggled with keeping up the weekly miles count for a few years and around sixty switched to shorter HIIT training sessions, dropping my miles back to 15-20 per week. That seemed to bring back my endurance levels and at 65 I’m doing every other day 5-7 mile modified HIIT runs and feeling better than ever.
'Use your Garmin to hold that ceiling honestly, because your legs will lie to you and the watch won’t'.
I do - but every time the Garmin screen dials into the red, and tells me I'm pushing too hard, I feel like I'm back at school being scolded by the headmaster.
The difference is this is a kind of discipline I can live with. A self-imposed discipline that I know is in my best interest.
At 60 I ran Chicago, BQd by 38 minutes, hopped on a bike the next day, rode 1200 miles to New York, ran New York and BQd by 10 min. At 62 I got injured and have been injured 3 more times. I’m 63 and 1/2. It’s not working for me any more.
You are amazing, remember, recovery is more important than training for us older runners. You can still do epic things, just give your body more time to recover.
I didn't start running seriously until I was 50 (I am now 70). Until recently, I ran every other day, with walking on non-running days (mostly hill work). As I approached 70, I realized that my recovery was not keeping up with my running schedule, so I reduced it slightly to three times a week, with two guaranteed days off after hard races; I really noticed an improvement in my recovery, and my race times are (for the most part) improving as well. Also, an Achilles insertional injury which has been nagging at me for several years is finally fading away with the increased recovery times.
Way to go Jeff! Recovery is the key for us old guys.
Great ‘Stack Herb. I’ve been a 20-25 mile per week runner since my thirties who noticed a ‘slow down’ in my late fifties. I struggled with keeping up the weekly miles count for a few years and around sixty switched to shorter HIIT training sessions, dropping my miles back to 15-20 per week. That seemed to bring back my endurance levels and at 65 I’m doing every other day 5-7 mile modified HIIT runs and feeling better than ever.
That’s great Chase, keep it up!
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