Best summer ever I got up in the morning and ran, got showered up, then my girlfriend would get up around noon and we'd do what young couples do, I'd then go out for a double and my gf would nap or do work in my room for less than an hour, I'd get back all sweaty rinse off then we'd do whatever young couples do. Best summer of college ever.
I ran 15:50’s, 1:12:high, 2:33 on 55 mpw in my early 30’s. Singles. Usually one day off per week. 17-22 mile long run during marathon season.
was tired and hungry all the time. Super slim and didn’t look great but was very fit. Stopped hiking and doing a bunch of fun stuff near big races. Wife was supportive but wasn’t a fan of my lesser participation in the marriage. I think she felt lonely.
When I stopped competing my life got better. I remembered how many other hobbies and interests I had- it was fun. I was happy, I did more stuff. Saw more friends. I looked more attractive. I really got to commit to running a few years in college and get the real work and suffering in as an experience, so I’m thankful for that. Road racing as an amateur is fun, but good to keep in perspective that we’re just hobby jogging.
I ran 16 flat/33+ running 80 mpw in my 30’s. Felt sluggish as a research scientist towards the end of the day. Now I average 40-50 mpw with impromptu workouts a few times per month and still run low 17’s and 35’s as a 40 year old. I’m rarely tired and I never get injured.
I’m a Rocket Scientist and a former CEO of a major company. My wife is a stay at home cop and a closed heart surgeon on weekends. Mistress is an important attorney that has ads that run on TV while you are drinking coffee in your underwear. 4 kids, one of which went Dartmouth at age 13. I run 100 mpw by getting up at 4am to do my first session and then again at lunch time for my second run. I pick up my kids in an either a Range Rover, or an F-16 Falcon depending how I feel about myself. I usually post on LR during the afternoon between doing physics stuff. PR’s - 13:25 5K, Marathon - 2:01:29.
I’m a Rocket Scientist and a former CEO of a major company. My wife is a stay at home cop and a closed heart surgeon on weekends. Mistress is an important attorney that has ads that run on TV while you are drinking coffee in your underwear. 4 kids, one of which went Dartmouth at age 13. I run 100 mpw by getting up at 4am to do my first session and then again at lunch time for my second run. I pick up my kids in an either a Range Rover, or an F-16 Falcon depending how I feel about myself. I usually post on LR during the afternoon between doing physics stuff. PR’s - 13:25 5K, Marathon - 2:01:29.
Good LR take, but the 13:25 and 2:01 PRs are a little incongruous. F-16 is a nice touch.
I ran 15:50’s, 1:12:high, 2:33 on 55 mpw in my early 30’s. Singles. Usually one day off per week. 17-22 mile long run during marathon season.
was tired and hungry all the time. Super slim and didn’t look great but was very fit. Stopped hiking and doing a bunch of fun stuff near big races. Wife was supportive but wasn’t a fan of my lesser participation in the marriage. I think she felt lonely.
When I stopped competing my life got better. I remembered how many other hobbies and interests I had- it was fun. I was happy, I did more stuff. Saw more friends. I looked more attractive. I really got to commit to running a few years in college and get the real work and suffering in as an experience, so I’m thankful for that. Road racing as an amateur is fun, but good to keep in perspective that we’re just hobby jogging.
No. That’s right. It took me 80mpw to run 16:25 and 2:42. Most of us don’t have the talent to run 55mpw and go sub 2:40. I know a guy who ran at the Big 10 level and ran 2:35 on 35mpw. Some people are just talented and I’m not one of them.
Whenever I ran more than 65 mpw my body broke down. so, one of talent deficiencies was durability.
I’m a Rocket Scientist and a former CEO of a major company. My wife is a stay at home cop and a closed heart surgeon on weekends. Mistress is an important attorney that has ads that run on TV while you are drinking coffee in your underwear. 4 kids, one of which went Dartmouth at age 13. I run 100 mpw by getting up at 4am to do my first session and then again at lunch time for my second run. I pick up my kids in an either a Range Rover, or an F-16 Falcon depending how I feel about myself. I usually post on LR during the afternoon between doing physics stuff. PR’s - 13:25 5K, Marathon - 2:01:29.
Good LR take, but the 13:25 and 2:01 PRs are a little incongruous. F-16 is a nice touch.
Well I’m not perfect and have a few off races. Just a cool story I want to share about the F-16. When I land it in my son’s school parking lot, the kids rush to the windows and yell “here he comes!!!” Which is also something my mistress also says a lot when I pull into her driveway.