I always enjoy your running posts, Tony, and this was no exception. Having been at it for less time than you, I haven't yet had to make as many of these choices, but I recognise them as very real ones on the horizon.
The good news is that there is way more opportunity to peak as a runner if you start late in life than if you start early. Which makes the downhill a little shorter and easier. Glad you enjoyed the post - they always feel a little self-centred but enough people do seem to give them the nod that I persist...
Cheers to free will, Tony! I missed you out there today. Glad to report I made it to the finish. Now I’ve got two years to train and try and catch your 53yr old time (don’t worry, I won’t touch it by a long shot!)
Congratulations on finishing Jamie, that alone is a hell of an achievement. It looks like it was very humid which presumably made it very slippery, and more riskery as a result?
Those red calf socks are distinct "compression socks". While any number of running-related paraphernalia may ultimately be a placebo (as with much we are "sold" and duly "buy" into in life), I find that these do work, either during or after a hill workout. And things like the Escarpment are a definite hill workout! I recently bought a pair that are, actually, socks, which means they are thinner all the way through than these heavy-duty "Mojo" ones, but seem tighter as well. When I am racing properly, I like to travel as light as possible. When I broke the 4hrs in 2017 I ran without any water bottles or snacks, relying on the aid stations, and made it through, though it was also a perfect weather day. Hope that helps and appreciate the question and enthusiasm!
Thankyou Tony. Of course. More of a stroller than a runner but gonna hoik on a pair of plus-fours or cullotes, get some compocks (sic) and see ya on the slopes. Onward.
Absolutely Ben. Yet another person who was on OSB - Peter Naylor, who did the Spartacus run in his 70s recently! - warned me of the dangers of older people moving into bungalows, that the stair climbing (and descent) inherent in houses is part of what we need to stay fit. Movement is the main motivation!
I always enjoy your running posts, Tony, and this was no exception. Having been at it for less time than you, I haven't yet had to make as many of these choices, but I recognise them as very real ones on the horizon.
I hope you were happy with the Euros result!
The good news is that there is way more opportunity to peak as a runner if you start late in life than if you start early. Which makes the downhill a little shorter and easier. Glad you enjoyed the post - they always feel a little self-centred but enough people do seem to give them the nod that I persist...
Cheers to free will, Tony! I missed you out there today. Glad to report I made it to the finish. Now I’ve got two years to train and try and catch your 53yr old time (don’t worry, I won’t touch it by a long shot!)
Congratulations on finishing Jamie, that alone is a hell of an achievement. It looks like it was very humid which presumably made it very slippery, and more riskery as a result?
Onward Tony. Now:the pulled up socks. Purely sartorial? Necessary to warm our weary calves? Sentimental? We need to know. See ya on the ascention.
Those red calf socks are distinct "compression socks". While any number of running-related paraphernalia may ultimately be a placebo (as with much we are "sold" and duly "buy" into in life), I find that these do work, either during or after a hill workout. And things like the Escarpment are a definite hill workout! I recently bought a pair that are, actually, socks, which means they are thinner all the way through than these heavy-duty "Mojo" ones, but seem tighter as well. When I am racing properly, I like to travel as light as possible. When I broke the 4hrs in 2017 I ran without any water bottles or snacks, relying on the aid stations, and made it through, though it was also a perfect weather day. Hope that helps and appreciate the question and enthusiasm!
Thankyou Tony. Of course. More of a stroller than a runner but gonna hoik on a pair of plus-fours or cullotes, get some compocks (sic) and see ya on the slopes. Onward.
The important thing with ageing is to keep moving, be it running, hiking, walking etc. But move we must !
Absolutely Ben. Yet another person who was on OSB - Peter Naylor, who did the Spartacus run in his 70s recently! - warned me of the dangers of older people moving into bungalows, that the stair climbing (and descent) inherent in houses is part of what we need to stay fit. Movement is the main motivation!
Cheers...
Congratulations on two years! Killing it!
Thanks David. You too.