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Post by riggs on Jul 20, 2017 11:58:19 GMT -6
Congrats on the personal achievement. I have a friend that runs 5 miles every day except Sunday and he got me into running a few years back. I ran two half marathons but I just didn't have a good natural running form to be serious about it.
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 20, 2017 12:21:00 GMT -6
Congrats! That is very impressive. Your lungs must stretch from your ass to the top of your head. Just curious what is your heart rate at rest? like 50-55? Bingo! I just checked and it was around 55. Blood pressure is the good one, very seldom has it been checked where it was over 110/70. Had my lung capacity checked once and it was actually pretty small. They were surprised that it wasn't higher. Truth is I don't think I was genetically gifted as an athlete, I just like to work hard.
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 20, 2017 12:21:59 GMT -6
That is awesome. There was a point where I was running/jogging about 5 miles a day in college. That was a long time ago and no way I could do a mile now. A brisk walk....maybe! I've known A LOT of people who have never done 5 miles in a day, let alone average that!
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 20, 2017 12:23:40 GMT -6
Congrats on the personal achievement. I have a friend that runs 5 miles every day except Sunday and he got me into running a few years back. I ran two half marathons but I just didn't have a good natural running form to be serious about it. Halfs are fun. Long enough to be an accomplishment, but not so long that it kills ya. 5 miles a day is dedication. There are a lot of days that I sneak a mile in just before midnight.
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Post by jbird on Jul 20, 2017 14:58:40 GMT -6
That is awesome. There was a point where I was running/jogging about 5 miles a day in college. That was a long time ago and no way I could do a mile now. A brisk walk....maybe! I've known A LOT of people who have never done 5 miles in a day, let alone average that! Like I said....a long, long, long time ago. And more importantly a good 75+ pounds ago!!!
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Post by nhmountains on Jul 20, 2017 18:25:08 GMT -6
Congrats Cat. That's an accomplishment. Especially with your summer heat in Kansas. You've still got 30 years to go to catch Ron Hill though.
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Post by wiscwhip on Jul 20, 2017 20:06:43 GMT -6
Congrats on the accomplishment and dedication cat.
I can run about 22 ft, then the knees starting throbbing.
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Post by Foggy on Jul 20, 2017 20:09:18 GMT -6
Good for you Cat.....keep it up! Most guys my age are not running any more. I see the benefits......but I don't run. I'm getting near the point where I'm just glad to be here.
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 20, 2017 20:11:49 GMT -6
Ha, I'm not going to catch Ron Hill and have no motivation to even know about other people's streaks. The heat kicked my ass yesterday! I took my first ever selfie on a run (to send to my wife to say I was still alive) yesterday, and to me the pic even looks hot.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 22, 2017 6:00:45 GMT -6
Good job, Cat!
Foggy's post remind me of a story.The young bull said to the old bull, "Let's run over and breed one of those heifers." The old bull said, "Let's walk and get them all."
The real old bulls limp over there, sit down and try to remember why they went over there.
At some point we are just glad to be here.
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Post by biglakebass on Jul 22, 2017 10:44:29 GMT -6
Run Forrest, Run.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 22, 2017 12:08:10 GMT -6
There is a guy from my county that has walked several miles a day for years. He is like 70+ and ripped! The total miles he has walked is unreal, walks no matter the weather. He walks in the woods by my hunting farm all the time. I think the animals are just used to him.
No offense meant at all ---but I thought he was nuts, but he really enjoys it, and takes trips to Hawaii, Florida, just to walk. He was featured in a publication called Senior Perspective recently.
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Post by Foggy on Jul 22, 2017 16:37:59 GMT -6
I used to make sales calls to a Bendix motor home plant down in Iowa. The purchasing agent there was a friend.....and he was a dedicated runner. Marathons, etc. Really physically fit and in great shape. Then one day he had a heart attack and died. Who knows?? Then end.
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 22, 2017 19:19:04 GMT -6
Lol, not the first time I've heard that!
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 22, 2017 19:30:06 GMT -6
There is a guy from my county that has walked several miles a day for years. He is like 70+ and ripped! The total miles he has walked is unreal, walks no matter the weather. He walks in the woods by my hunting farm all the time. I think the animals are just used to him. No offense meant at all ---but I thought he was nuts, but he really enjoys it, and takes trips to Hawaii, Florida, just to walk. He was featured in a publication called Senior Perspective recently. That's awesome and I can relate. I've ran in ice storms, heat waves, 60mph winds, and drunk at a quarter till midnight in the rain from a bar (had to get the mile in before midnight). I had to run at a layover on a flight to Germany so that I could get my mile in during that day while figuring out time zones. I have a list of states and countries that I've ran in that include: Mexico, Canada, Germany (I won a race there and set a course record), Austria, Italy, and Hawaii. I have a few bucket places I would like to run but doubt I'll ever get to them. The 70 yr old guy sounds cool.
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