Training Log Archive: matzah ball

just in, from the Dept. of Irrelevant and Super-Trivial Info: In 2002, my Pere Marquette time was 1:20:41. I was 50 years old, 15th in the 50-59 age group.
Now I'm a bettter runner. At least when I'm not walking uphill, which I did more of this year than the last few. More hill repeats, cried the prisoners.

It was the speed training that won the age group for me, though, I would trade places w the second place guy on the hills, but in the last 1 1/2 miles I was able to 'empty myself' a bit as Eric said, and kick it in.

In talking to the winners of M65-69, and M70-74, a pattern seems to emerge. Very little running until age 50. Why successful now? Perhaps not as physically beat up as someone running/training hard all their life? Or mentally able to delight and be encouraged by times which would discourage a faster runner who was slowing down?

C • M70-74 Winner 2

C • Really nice going 5

purposeful walking in house, and later over to Wilmore to get view of sunset

Event: Pere Marquette Endurance Trail Run
 

beautiful day and trail. Good race, though in spite of the hill repeats regimen, did not fare well on the up hills. 1st 60-64.

C • Congrats champ! 4

church

wf/rei/tr/tj run w metro

mostly rolling grass to st. marcus park. 4 x grass hill following bike path w/ kick on top of hill and then eq recov.
2:25, 2:31, 2:22, 2:30

crashing and burning, guess its a somewhat unplanned, but not completely alarming taper for PM

errands

inside warmup and then out into wilmore, grateful for the somewhat warmer temps and the late afternoon sun that made an appearance just as I got underway.

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