@anon90843118: no, at the time, Risperidone
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That’s a beautiful photo of both of you
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Thank you! I’m so sad that I weigh so much more now but it is what it is. That was a really good day. Good memories
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Nice pictures 
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I admire yal that can do that post onset. I don’t think I can.
I’m trying to get a dog reward paid off and its kinda cutting my discretionary funds otherwise I’d try picking back up swimming.
I got to go to the gym with my brother before he decided to be an absolute prick to me. Now I gotta fund my own way.
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I would have considered it was younger. Its too hard on the joints and knees as I aged.
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I used to enjoy running in my youth. I could gather a bunch of friends and meet at the park on a weekend and run around playing football for a couple of hours, rain or shine. And I loved it. Of course I couldn’t do that now because I’m old and don’t have the right shoes.
But you’re probably forgetting what it’s like to be young. Those marathoners enjoy that crap. They enjoy competing against other runners or just competing against themselves. I think we just forget how we used to be young and have all that excess energy. I mean I remember being in high school and smoking tons of pot but still having that energy to run around playing frisbee or hiking miles in the mountains or spending the day at the beach and swimming in the ocean for an hour and a half.
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I used to run a lot. But when I started taking Geodon I couldn’t do it anymore. I can’t run around the block.
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my sister ran a marathon, but that was when she was a working personal trainer. she still works out, but nothing like before now that she has 2 little kids.
I did tough mudder once. Fun times. Obstacle course stuff and I think Around 13 or 15 miles.
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Sure, I’ve considered it every day for the past 40 years. But I’ll never do it.
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It’s something I’ve always fantasized about being able to do, but that will forever be out of my reach. Born with a congenital heart defect.
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one of my friends is in to the ‘ultra running’ and the obstacle course stuff. I did the first tough mudder with him in 2012, then he was hooked.
hes attempted the 24 hour tough mudder, made it like 55 miles through the obstacle courses but never made it the full 24 hours yet. and does other 50+ mile races in the mountains lol.
meanwhile ive only done tough mudder once and no other races
like you said , I also have no idea what compels people to do that lol!
Its called Type 2 fun. Its the kind of fun that you have once its finished. with a cold beer lol
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Just by thinking about running marathons I get nervous about knee problems
I know I’m overweight
I should try walking marathons
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I’m 61 years old, and the arthritis in my left leg makes it a challenge just to walk. No way can I run or jog.
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I am actually training for a 5k. I’m hoping to work my way up to a half marathon within a few years, but if everything goes well and I work my butt off a marathon isn’t out of the question sometime in the future.
I also want to do obstacle course races, like Spartan races and tough mudder.
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I know the gentleman in the article I’m about to link is an outlier, but it is still incredible. I’m not trying to lecture, be pushy, or even be a nag, but if its something you want to do then don’t let it stop you.
This dude completed his first marathon in his 90’s and broke the record for fastest marathon in his age bracket by 57 minutes. He started running at 89 to alleviate his depression after losing a lot of his family.
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@Hemy…I’ve been slowly building to 4 km’s a day for a long time. I’ve probably done that for 6 weeks now with only 3 days off. I ran 4.3 today so 5km’s is in my sights. I have this set of stairs I stop to do in between though…so it’s a little rest. It really is good for your heart from what I’ve seen.
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That’s awesome! A little rest is beneficial actually. I didn’t know it until recently, but from what I found out marathoners don’t run the entire time. I was reading that a good pace for a marathon is running for a few minutes and walking for one. That is just one option though. I’m sure @gene would have more information on that though.
I think its perfectly fair for us who are working our way up to take a break here and there. I’m not running yet, I’m still walking at a high intensity pace that is just under running, but I’m going to give my first actual jog a try tomorrow. I’ll be taking a LOT of breaks, haha. I couldn’t walk around the block last week without being in an intense amount of pain and barely able to finish at a slow pace. It was under 1k. I walked over 5k the other day at that very brisk pace.
Good luck on your run, mate! Are you running for your cricket league? You’ll blow 'em away once everything opens if you keep it up!
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