Over 60's training

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OO61 9 Jan 4:00pm, 9 Jan 2025 707 posts	0 OO61 Rosa Mota, I know incredible....
Torque Steer 9 Jan 4:18pm, 9 Jan 2025 213 posts	0 Torque Steer @Cerrertonia - thanks - that will affect AG going forward! @alehouse very close call - I ventured out in the car for the first time today to get supplies - clear main roads but everything else was frozen snow and ice. On the cleared roads folk had parked up to avoid getting stuck in the side streets and so the already narrow clear @NZD I admire your desire to resist the temptation of the goodies on offer on your route tot he HM - you couldn't have made it much harder for yourself :-)! That last run hopefully puts you in a better state of mind, and often that is what is needed for a HM. No chance of sweating here! @OO61 well done on getting out there - I can understand the reluctance of others to do likewise @EarlyRiser I realised I hadn't finished on intervals/reps but will return to it - your planned race looks "interesting" I did a couple of miles on Sunday during the worst of the snow - it was already 6" deep but dry and quite enjoyed it. Thereafter it has been horrendous, alternatively thawing slightly and then freezing hard so anywhere not cleared of snow is an ice rink and that is virtually everywhere! Took a taxi to the hospital, had my customary poke in the eye with a sharp needle, and then walked the 2.2 miles home and every step on the pavements was on ice, even in the town centre. I have given up on the running until things get better as it is just not safe enough to run on the cleared roads and the pavements are impossible. Wordle in six today threes previously.
Torque Steer 9 Jan 4:24pm, 9 Jan 2025 214 posts	0 Torque Steer Some snow scenes when it was still falling The last one is part of the hill up to my house!
alehouse 9 Jan 7:29pm, 9 Jan 2025 624 posts	0 alehouse Conditions were worse today for my post work run. A mile was enough! Work has been open all week but it is becoming increasingly difficult to access the site due to a very steep, ungritted, road which is the only access; reluctantly they are closing tomorrow. -7 this morning and -9 or lower forecast for overnight. With no work tomorrow I might manage a slightly longer run around some snowy playing fields! Didn't park the mile away from work today as had too many bags to carry. Wordle in six, also.
Torque Steer 11:01am 11:01am, 10 Jan 2025 215 posts	0 Torque Steer @alehouse -careful out there - even the snow covered fields are pockmarked with ice so the surface becomes very uneven as I found out after my walk across some areas! gave my knees a double dose of exercises this morning in lieu of going out plus a few trips up and down the 42 stairs indoors. Conditions not improved at all outside, we even made the news on BBC this morning, and its not going to improve for a few days yet. Wordle in six again
Torque Steer 11:15am 11:15am, 10 Jan 2025 216 posts	0 Torque Steer @EarlyRiser Daniels is a bit old hat in training terms and I always found his sessions tailored more to the young and very fit. If the object of an interval/rep session is to attain LT level and run at it , there doesn't seem much point in spending 2 min getting to it. @OO61 shorter, more intense reps do the same thing. When fit even when older, I would handle 6-8 x 400m reps with 1 min walk intervals where my HR would not drop below 110-115 so the next rep would rapidly push it up to>150 bpm for the 90 sec or so of the rep. I would stress that was "when fit" and I would build up the number of reps over several weeks adding one/week from a start base of 2 or 3. The reps are all about getting the body accustomed to lactate overload and dealing with its effect upon metabolism. Lactate is actually a fuel used by the body to produce energy when present in small doses, its when it gets into large concentrates that the body starts to adversely react. Running at LT levels and above for short durations gives the body the opportunity to "learn" how to cope with it
Torque Steer 11:21am 11:21am, 10 Jan 2025 217 posts	0 Torque Steer @Canute your description of the Lakes reminded me of some photos I took a while ago - here's one don't often get such clear skies in the Lakes
Welshpoppy 11:35am 11:35am, 10 Jan 2025 5,426 posts	0 Welshpoppy I have a virus a nasty one so what out if doing the rounds.Gone to my chest,coughing the works. Wordle in three
Canute 12:23pm 12:23pm, 10 Jan 2025 3,051 posts	0 Canute @Torque Steer A lovely photo. We have a similar blue sky today. The terrain is icy in places but runnable.
alehouse 12:48pm 12:48pm, 10 Jan 2025 626 posts	0 alehouse Get well, @Welshpoppy! I note your comments re snow covered fields, @Torque Steer ...and having tried this morning I agree completely. Ended up running just a mile again. Deep and crisp and uneven. Re reps, when I used to train by heart rate the next rep would start when I dropped to 120. If it didn't drop to 120 in two minutes then the session was done! If I were to do the same now I wonder what the recovery HR would be. Take it easy now, @NZD ! Wordle in four.