Over 50's club

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Flatlander Nov 2018 12:52pm, 8 Nov 2018 1,284 posts	0 Flatlander The power of denial hasn't helped me!
sallykate Nov 2018 1:06pm, 8 Nov 2018 5,762 posts	0 sallykate When I started running in 2007 I was 39 and quickly got to the point of being able to run non-stop for however long I wanted to. Now, after injury-induced breaks I'm struggling to get beyond run/walking, which is frustrating me but I'll keep plugging away.
Sharkie Nov 2018 2:18pm, 8 Nov 2018 14,050 posts	0 Sharkie Half way through my S&C session today I really wanted to play the age card. I thought 'I just can't do this, it's too much.' But hey ho, I pulled myself together and DID it. Am now quite pleased with myself if mildly dead.
GregP Nov 2018 2:20pm, 8 Nov 2018 108,739 posts	0 GregP Being mildly dead isn't always totally unpleasant. However I really hate that 'I just want to sleep' feeling I get from too much stuff these days. Really hate it. Tennis just makes me ache. I quite like that.
McGoohan Nov 2018 2:35pm, 8 Nov 2018 36,469 posts	0 McGoohan I did a 'run' at lunchtime. Jeez, it's a good job there's not a zombie apocalypse currently. I would be the first one etten. I was thinking, 'I must go slow' and then looked at my watch and thought, 'but not so slow as that'.
Sharkie Nov 2018 2:54pm, 8 Nov 2018 14,051 posts	0 Sharkie Oh crumbs Mcgoo and Greg. Are we crocks? Have just got home and collapsed on floor feeling a bit sick. I must eat... But need to summon the energy to do it. Would rather just sit on the floor.
Runningfoxx Nov 2018 3:22pm, 8 Nov 2018 43 posts	0 Runningfoxx When I began running, aged 54, I was told most people with regular training continue to improve for around 8 years and that was certainly the case for me. I ran my fastest marathon a few weeks before my 63rd birthday and reckon I peaked fitness-wise at that point. Afterwards, the decline was fairly slow so WAVA gradings remained reasonably high into my early 80's. At my last run in public, a 5K Parkrun at Fountains Abbey when I was 83, a 28.57 gave 78.73% on the WAVA scale. According to TomTom, when I'm running my heart rate currently averages between 145 - 155 bpm, but at some point the other day it registered 192 which may mean that, like Sharkie, I'm mildly dead! Resting heart rate is usually around 42 bpm.
ChrisHB Nov 2018 3:53pm, 8 Nov 2018 17,417 posts	0 ChrisHB I would have no hesitation in disregarding that HR as a failure of technology. Or did you feel it was correct?
Sharkie Nov 2018 4:00pm, 8 Nov 2018 14,052 posts	0 Sharkie You do set a fantastic example Runningfoxx. Respect!
Runningfoxx Nov 2018 5:14pm, 8 Nov 2018 44 posts	0 Runningfoxx ChrisHB: Understandably, at my time of life I certainly struggle at times on our Pennine hills, but can't believe my heart rate ever could get that high. Definitely a glitch on TomTom's wrist based method of assessment. Years ago my old Garmin watch, with chest strap, wouldn't register much over 160 bpm while running 6 min/miles in training. I'm sure that was much more accurate. Oh, and thanks Sharkie...