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60 plus - still stormin' (and/or struggling)

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rjb Jun 2019 10:35pm, 2 Jun 2019 6 posts	Quote Pin rjb After an injury prone start to the year I'd been concentrating on getting my speed back. Unfortunately this has been at the expense of building up my stamina. My race today saw 3 of the miles at sub 7, but the 6th mile saw my legs refusing to cooperate and was closer to 8. Honestly doubt I could have completed 7! I've realised I'm still not race fit, still on the road to recovery. As Sharkie says it takes time. I think June will see more slower, longer runs just to build up some reserves.
macca 53 Jun 2019 10:29am, 5 Jun 2019 26,885 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 well who would have thought it - a lifetime best at 65 :). OK so it was in swimming rather than running, but hey what's not to like! [8.16 for 400m front crawl, and a 4.01 200m PB in the middle of it]
LazyDaisy Jun 2019 12:09pm, 5 Jun 2019 26,917 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy That's fantastic Macca! I bet that's the result of hard work but how good to know it's worth it
Sharkie Jun 2019 12:20pm, 5 Jun 2019 14,872 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie Great Stuff Macca. I have no idea about swim times but I DO understand the satisfaction of a lifetime best. very sweet at 65! @rjb - Hmm yes, as soon as we regain confidence in one element that's suffered - we then realise someting else might have been neglected. Blanace in all matters ... so bloody difficult to get right!
macca 53 Jun 2019 2:13pm, 5 Jun 2019 26,887 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 There doesn’t seem to be a standard WAVA converter for swimming but the world best at 65 is 5.09 which I think would put my swim in the middle 60% .....:)
jabberknit Jun 2019 2:38pm, 5 Jun 2019 2,845 posts	Quote Pin jabberknit Well done, macca!
Sharkie Jun 2019 2:54pm, 5 Jun 2019 14,873 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie It would be great if I could type balance never mind achieve it in all things. Hope I haven't overdone it on my quest to get back competition fitness: I have serious leg soreness today after sprinting and long jumping yesterday. Fingers crossed it's just DOMS as I haven't long jumped for nearly two months - and it's quite an extreme movement (even at my age).
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jun 2019 3:35pm, 5 Jun 2019 28,328 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Ooh Sharkie, fingers crossed that it is just DOMS. Well done on the swimming Macca, I know nothing about swimming but sounds a good personal achievement. I am trying to get back into a routine of running, June is the tester for me, if all goes well I shall deploy the marathon training plan, wish me luck.
Ultracat Jun 2019 3:44pm, 5 Jun 2019 12,590 posts	Quote Pin Ultracat Good luck x
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jun 2019 4:23pm, 5 Jun 2019 28,329 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Thanks Ultracat