dumpster56
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Just looked at my running log. I have run 560 miles in the past 58 days. Man I need new running shoes again!
So what do you do with all those shoes?
In my case I just use up 2 pair per year. When I first put them into use running I write the date with an indelible marker on the heal. After about 500 miles they get demoted to (1) walking shoes in which case they get a nice washing and the laces get put in a bleach solution, (2) gardening shoes, and (3) mud shoes for those really messy running days in winter.
Cool, but how do you manage running with these heavy objects?...I get to run the Discus and Shot Put.
I have a 50 mile trail race this Saturday. I've been targetting this for a few months. If I'm not ready now, I never will be! 10 hours is my goal. We start at 4am, running in the dark will be a bit slow but starting early will limit the time running in the heat of the day. I've only run on this trail once, and I can't remember how rugged it is, so my time can definitely vary because of that. I know there's just a few ups and downs, no long hills.
ugh, tough day. My left ankle started to hurt early, and the pain spread to my knee. My Morton's neuroma (nerve problem) flared up badly in the other foot on the rocky course. I was reduced to a lot of walking with limited running. I finally decided to bag the last lap so I got in 34.5 miles (3.5 mie mini-loop + 25K loops). The final loop would've been a miserable crawl in rising temps, and I wasn't having any fun. Disappointed to DNF my first 50 mile try, but it was the right decision.
Mb, sounds like you have a wonderful relationship with your son. Keep up the good work! That's a tough age so it really pays to stay in the loop.
At that age my son was a real ... well I won't go there. He's turned the corner and is doing well at 23.
Me 53 ran 22:55 today in 88 degree Temp & 70 degree dewpoint to finish 44th out of 350 in a 5K race.
I was happy, a very good run 3rd in my age group.
I was never a runner, just started a few months back and now to the point that I can jog 3.5 miles without petering out for a cool-down/breather walk. I am tryiing to run 3-4 miles about 5x a week, but just probably averaging about 4.5 days a week, so maybe 15 total. I want to get to the point that I can run 6 miles without a breather, then add cycling and swimming such that I could do a triathlon (like Nation's that Leatherneck is starting to train for...another thread). I'm finding I enjoy it much more than I thought I would, but the enjoyment comes in how good I feel when I am done, and the achievement (couldn't run a lap around a track when I started...). I don't particularly enjoy the monotony of the run, and all I have is a treadmill...nowhere around here to run without stoplights, pedestrians, and mad motorcycles.
R