Over 50's club

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orbness Jul 2019 2:35pm, 5 Jul 2019 6 posts	0 orbness Hey Fenland Flier. I'll be seeing you at the Bedford Bridges Challenge next weekend!
Runningfoxx Jul 2019 2:54pm, 5 Jul 2019 72 posts	0 Runningfoxx Oh good, I've got company again. Velociraptor: I was your age (55) when I ran my first ever marathon and did very little running by way of training for it. Up till 6 weeks before it I was walking the Great Outdoor Challenge, a 200 mile backpack across the mountains of Scotland. I reckon it did me a power of good strength and stamina wise. In the marathon I won the M55 category and reckon it was the day I graduated, the true launch of my running career. So yeah, cross training can be just as effective as running...
Fenland Flier Jul 2019 2:59pm, 5 Jul 2019 1,307 posts	0 Fenland Flier You will indeed orbness, welcome to the world of Fetch. That's a cracking time at parkrun for only being serious about running for a year. Happy, That's the first time I've managed over 73% and only the second time over my highest ever 71.68% from 2018. In fact my only other time was the week before my 73%, I'm hoping wava's are like buses and all come at once
HellsBells Jul 2019 4:51pm, 5 Jul 2019 25,517 posts	0 HellsBells bit scared to post in here with all you speedy folks. Some of us are old and slow you know
Runningfoxx Jul 2019 5:00pm, 5 Jul 2019 73 posts	0 Runningfoxx I'm 87 so nowt to be scared about Hellsbells
Derby Tup Jul 2019 5:13pm, 5 Jul 2019 32,642 posts	0 Derby Tup Some are middle-aged and always have been slow
jda Jul 2019 5:15pm, 5 Jul 2019 4,739 posts	0 jda Nooooooo! Keep posting! I like to go as fast as I can as a personal challenge but it's not all about winning, there's always plenty who can run faster (even if they didn't turn up on a particular day) and plenty slower (ditto). I'd certainly swap any number of wins/placings in minor events at V50 for the ability to keep enjoying running into my 70s and perhaps 80s. Let's face it none of us are drawing fame and fortune from it.
Derby Tup Jul 2019 5:16pm, 5 Jul 2019 32,643 posts	0 Derby Tup Any running is good. Keep going all
Garfield Jul 2019 5:19pm, 5 Jul 2019 10,675 posts	0 Garfield I'm happy to be a snail but to keep running for ages.
McGoohan Jul 2019 5:24pm, 5 Jul 2019 40,360 posts	0 McGoohan How about keeping one’s wava higher than one’s actual age? That’s doable isn’t it?