flemmish51

I run 4 days a week, sat 10, sun 6, tues 7, wed 7. Weight train mon and fri. The rest of the time I'm eating... race once in a blue moon. will be 61 this week. hope to keep this up for another decade or 2 :)

I would like to do a 10th marathon. My ninth ended (finished in about 3:17) with Achilles Tendonitis which ruined me for 2 years before I could really train again - then a bunch of minor injuries (all run related) and now, 10 years later, I'm still at nine marathons. my biggest problem now is motivation. I run about 30mpw…

I'd get a flat bench (like what you'd use for free weight flys) and 3-4 sizes of dumbbells (I have those 6 sided dumbbells that are sold everywhere) something for curls, bench, flys, triceps, etc. I have a workout room at home and after the initial cost - it's there all the time at no additional cost. Question to ask…

I'm encouraged by all the people in this post that are trying out running and have goals to achieve. I've been running for about 24 years. I've has successes and running related injuries, I've competed in hundreds of races and even have a few age group plaques. But here is the real gem. I've made tons of now lifelong…

Yeah drink like crazy right before the race so that your peeing all the time (great indication that your fully hydrated) put petroleum jelly on your upper inner thighs to keep them from chaffing. drink at every water stop - especially the early ones. have an alternate goal in case the warm weather takes its' toll

distance running.

I've been running for about 24 years. my advice, if you are new to running, is to stay away from specialized training for a couple of years but continue to log the miles on the road. after a couple of years schlepping along, with the assiociated conditioning and leg-muscle-strengthening, your body will be better able to…