He's been competing since HS.
https://www.nytimes.com/...fastest-old-man.html
"Allie’s workouts are not long or complicated. He runs a slow mile to warm up. Then there are a series of 50-yard drills. Raising the knees high during one, making sure to whack his backside with his heel on every step during another. After that he takes a seat on the infield turf and laces up his track spikes. They are black Nikes, top of the line. It’s the thing he splurges on.
“I like a shoe that makes me feel fast,” he said.
The spikes, which weigh just a few ounces, are for his sprint intervals. He will perform a series of intervals that are a little longer than his races. Preparing for a 400-meter race, he will repeat 500- or 600-meter intervals. For the 200, the distance is 250 or 300 meters. Since he is focused on the 100, he decided on a recent morning to do 150-meter sprints."
Admiration for him and glad he didn't quit doing what he likes to do. Hopefully we can continue to do what we like to do.
Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.
https://www.nytimes.com/...fastest-old-man.html
"Allie’s workouts are not long or complicated. He runs a slow mile to warm up. Then there are a series of 50-yard drills. Raising the knees high during one, making sure to whack his backside with his heel on every step during another. After that he takes a seat on the infield turf and laces up his track spikes. They are black Nikes, top of the line. It’s the thing he splurges on.
“I like a shoe that makes me feel fast,” he said.
The spikes, which weigh just a few ounces, are for his sprint intervals. He will perform a series of intervals that are a little longer than his races. Preparing for a 400-meter race, he will repeat 500- or 600-meter intervals. For the 200, the distance is 250 or 300 meters. Since he is focused on the 100, he decided on a recent morning to do 150-meter sprints."
Admiration for him and glad he didn't quit doing what he likes to do. Hopefully we can continue to do what we like to do.
Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.