My dad just ran a 1:47 half at 73!

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    Armstronglivs

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    8 months ago 11/02/2023 12:41am EDT
    re: GreatDane

    GreatDane wrote:

    Gotta hand it to my old man. 1:47 at 73 to win his age group in a major race. He’s dealt with his fair share of injuries through his running career but his current recipe for success is 40-50km of quality running per week and weight training X3 per week. Sounds like his addition of weight training (which he never used to do) along with lowering his weekly mileage by about 20km have been the biggest changes he’s made in the last 6 months or so which have kept the injuries at bay and see him perform at his best.

    At 70, I'm impressed. Managing injuries has been key.

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    HRE

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    8 months ago 11/02/2023 12:49am EDT
    re: GreatDane

    GreatDane wrote:

    Gotta hand it to my old man. 1:47 at 73 to win his age group in a major race. He’s dealt with his fair share of injuries through his running career but his current recipe for success is 40-50km of quality running per week and weight training X3 per week. Sounds like his addition of weight training (which he never used to do) along with lowering his weekly mileage by about 20km have been the biggest changes he’s made in the last 6 months or so which have kept the injuries at bay and see him perform at his best.

    What sorts of times did he have before this race?

  • One fast senior

    Anonymous Poster

    8 months ago 11/02/2023 12:58pm EDT
    re: GreatDane

    GreatDane wrote:

    Gotta hand it to my old man. 1:47 at 73 to win his age group in a major race. He’s dealt with his fair share of injuries through his running career but his current recipe for success is 40-50km of quality running per week and weight training X3 per week. Sounds like his addition of weight training (which he never used to do) along with lowering his weekly mileage by about 20km have been the biggest changes he’s made in the last 6 months or so which have kept the injuries at bay and see him perform at his best.

    Wait......your Dad ran a 1:47 half? Like 800m? Did he go out in 52 and come back in 55? That's gotta be an age group record. Will he move up to the 1500m and give that a shot?

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    jamese1045

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    8 months ago 11/02/2023 1:12pm EDT
    re: One fast senior

    One fast senior wrote:

    GreatDane wrote:

    Gotta hand it to my old man. 1:47 at 73 to win his age group in a major race. He’s dealt with his fair share of injuries through his running career but his current recipe for success is 40-50km of quality running per week and weight training X3 per week. Sounds like his addition of weight training (which he never used to do) along with lowering his weekly mileage by about 20km have been the biggest changes he’s made in the last 6 months or so which have kept the injuries at bay and see him perform at his best.

    Wait......your Dad ran a 1:47 half? Like 800m? Did he go out in 52 and come back in 55? That's gotta be an age group record. Will he move up to the 1500m and give that a shot?

    I was dumbfounded at that at first, too. Half marathon—more reasonable and pretty good anyway!

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    Orient

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    8 months ago 11/04/2023 3:31am EDT
    re: jamese1045

    Don't know about the US, but in the UK this result will be 72nd nation wide in the M70+ age group for the year 2023:
    Ranking List (runbritainrankings.com)

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    Link:www.runbritainrankings.com/rankings/ra...

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  • 72 in a few weeks.

    Anonymous Poster

    8 months ago 11/04/2023 7:29am EDT
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    Orient wrote:

    Don't know about the US, but in the UK this result will be 72nd nation wide in the M70+ age group for the year 2023:
    Ranking List (runbritainrankings.com)

    Link:www.runbritainrankings.com/rankings/ra...

    That list is impressive! I also looked at the 5/10k times and they are even more impressive, especially the 10k times. Are these times only from certified courses?

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    Orient

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    8 months ago 11/04/2023 1:10pm EDT
    re: 72 in a few weeks.

    72 in a few weeks. wrote:

    That list is impressive! I also looked at the 5/10k times and they are even more impressive, especially the 10k times. Are these times only from certified courses?

    If you look at the bottom of the blue area, there is a box there called "type". You can select either "certified", or "any" road.

  • Slainte

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    8 months ago 11/04/2023 5:29pm EDT
    re: GreatDane

    Oh, my Pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful

    Oh, my Pa-pa, to me he was so good

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