And pray, or wish, or do good deeds for karma whatever you believe in. You can increase your odds of being capable of that at that age but there aren’t any guarantees.
The stretching is the part I’m just now coming to terms with. So many injuries and pains are prevented/relieved through stretching yet it’s the thing I do the least and hate the most.
I thought stretching was scientifically ambigious, with just as many studies saying it hinders performance as it improves it?
I’ve never done it myself, I do warm up - but actively, with either light weight (weight training) or low intensity warm up jog (when doing cardio, even before a time trial or vo2 max protocol).
Anecdotally I just know that my back and hips really start to hurt if I don’t do it.
And the PTs I’ve seen say it’s important for injury prevention. Your light weights might have enough mobility baked in that you’re getting enough from that?
I’ll be 66 in a few weeks. Ran 11 yesterday in prep for my next half marathon later this month. 40+ years of keeping at it and feeling more gratitude for every mile as I know my last ones are probably coming up around the bend. My life is SO much better for what our sport has given me.
There’s an amazing 1/2 marathon in Williamsburg VA, the colonial half. The 45th annual is coming up and there’s this old guy who’s run every single one of them. He gets help walking to the start line and gets to go out first. When I first saw him I was amazed, but a little worried since he needed assistance just getting to the line. That starting gun when off and a switch flipped. He wasn’t fast by any means but hot damn dude hit his stride and just started trucking. I want to be him one day.
I ran a 24 hour race years back, most of the folks there were in there late 60s. I was just trying to hit 50 miles and I had this 70 year old running with me the last mile and a half cheering me on lol.
Ran a 10 miler yesterday, only 90 people, small local race.
There was a 78 year old who finished in less than 90 minutes. 78 f#cking years old, and he’s still going strong.
I want to grow old like that dude
If you want this, never stop training, do strength and mobility, and stretch for the love of god.
And pray, or wish, or do good deeds for karma whatever you believe in. You can increase your odds of being capable of that at that age but there aren’t any guarantees.
The stretching is the part I’m just now coming to terms with. So many injuries and pains are prevented/relieved through stretching yet it’s the thing I do the least and hate the most.
I thought stretching was scientifically ambigious, with just as many studies saying it hinders performance as it improves it?
I’ve never done it myself, I do warm up - but actively, with either light weight (weight training) or low intensity warm up jog (when doing cardio, even before a time trial or vo2 max protocol).
It is - it feels really good, but overall I think staying on top of mobility and strength are the most important things
Anecdotally I just know that my back and hips really start to hurt if I don’t do it.
And the PTs I’ve seen say it’s important for injury prevention. Your light weights might have enough mobility baked in that you’re getting enough from that?
YOGA!
Absolutely. I know it just doesn’t happen by itself, it’s a journey and it involves a lot of constant “work”.
Mobility is my weakness and I know i need to improve it.
That guy shall be my inspiration
I have found most of the older people running started later in life.
I’ll be 66 in a few weeks. Ran 11 yesterday in prep for my next half marathon later this month. 40+ years of keeping at it and feeling more gratitude for every mile as I know my last ones are probably coming up around the bend. My life is SO much better for what our sport has given me.
Keep on Rocking, my running brother!
There’s an amazing 1/2 marathon in Williamsburg VA, the colonial half. The 45th annual is coming up and there’s this old guy who’s run every single one of them. He gets help walking to the start line and gets to go out first. When I first saw him I was amazed, but a little worried since he needed assistance just getting to the line. That starting gun when off and a switch flipped. He wasn’t fast by any means but hot damn dude hit his stride and just started trucking. I want to be him one day.
I ran a 24 hour race years back, most of the folks there were in there late 60s. I was just trying to hit 50 miles and I had this 70 year old running with me the last mile and a half cheering me on lol.