Upstairs in the Serious Forum someone was talking about ageing and experiences with it. So I posted this, after much hard work with 40+ diaries spread out on the table:
Now, I want to clarify my 2024 entry. I have discovered many amazing people here, with abundant intelligence and diverse views. I’m proud to frequent this ST …er…basement. And because I am now 62, retired, and an ex-runner, (but a swimmer!!), I have some time/energy for this lovely place in the www.
So my 2024 entry was not a knock in any way. I’m a proud ST/LR person.
(But also, I don’t think anybody gave a fuck upstairs. 1500m? Just running? Lol!!! 😂 You might not GAF either, but damn, I worked hard on that post. I’m just sayin’.)
Ok, look, I know this is a rather frivolous post/thread. But making it was A Moment for me. I mean, wow, looking back over dozens of diaries!! It took me an hour to come up with that. It was hard work!! But very rewarding. There were many “Fuck, I forgot about that” moments.
Ok, look, I know this is a rather frivolous post/thread. But making it was A Moment for me. I mean, wow, looking back over dozens of diaries!! It took me an hour to come up with that. It was hard work!! But very rewarding. There were many “Fuck, I forgot about that” moments.
Do you folks keep diaries?
Well, thanks for reading. 😂
That is the true lesson of aging: learning to find humor in your many declines. If your review of your diaries got you there, then that’s a win. Savor it.
😂 Metric. Lol. I’m Canadian. I think I ran 500x 1500m races in my life, and 20x the Mile.
Journals? Detailed training logs? If any young people were to read this, I’d say - Journal!!! Do it!!! It’s a wonderful exercise that focusses the mind.
Ok, look, I know this is a rather frivolous post/thread. But making it was A Moment for me. I mean, wow, looking back over dozens of diaries!! It took me an hour to come up with that. It was hard work!! But very rewarding. There were many “Fuck, I forgot about that” moments.
Do you folks keep diaries?
Well, thanks for reading. 😂
That is the true lesson of aging: learning to find humor in your many declines. If your review of your diaries got you there, then that’s a win. Savor it.
I love effort. I don’t think effort is wasted, although I do wonder about opportunity cost sometimes.
As I am apparently getting old, I think about where I want to direct my energy. My energy is precious to me. I don’t want to waste it on some damn foolish thing. Maybe m energy is less precious than I think. That’s a way to solve that dilemma about the foolish things.
Thank you - this has scotched an idiot idea I have been mulling over recently.
I’ve been looking for a goal. When I was 17 I could run 400m in 57s off the back of what would then have been called natural fitness - ie no specific training and simply relying on the fitness that a fairly sporty 17 yo has.
Now, just over 40 years later, I’ve been thinking about focussing trying to run 400m sub 60s again. Starting off not a whole hell of a lot of anything.
The progression of your times - which is admirable, btw - has made me realise that this is an utterly foolish aspiration. Thanks!
Thank you - this has scotched an idiot idea I have been mulling over recently.
I’ve been looking for a goal. When I was 17 I could run 400m in 57s off the back of what would then have been called natural fitness - ie no specific training and simply relying on the fitness that a fairly sporty 17 yo has.
Now, just over 40 years later, I’ve been thinking about focussing trying to run 400m sub 60s again. Starting off not a whole hell of a lot of anything.
The progression of your times - which is admirable, btw - has made me realise that this is an utterly foolish aspiration. Thanks!
But I am an experiment of one!!
I was soooo proud of myself for PRing every single year from '76 to '90. (Did anyone notice that?) 😂
And then I faultered slightly, but I hung on well to late 30s. (I was a 2:04 800m guy at 39.)
But then it all fell apart. Weird injuries.
At 50 there were many people kicking my arse, - people whose arse I kicked decades earlier.
Just keep repeating…
The older I get
The better I was
Put the record books back in deep storage
Naah - the books are great where they are. Every now and then it is a fascinating exercise to see what you did/thought on this date 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.
I AM NOT LIVING IN THE PAST!!! That’s not what this is.
At 62 I’m so much slower AND SMARTER than I was at 22. Which is better?? 😂
Just keep repeating…
The older I get
The better I was
Put the record books back in deep storage
Naah - the books are great where they are. Every now and then it is a fascinating exercise to see what you did/thought on this date 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.
I AM NOT LIVING IN THE PAST!!! That’s not what this is.
At 62 I’m so much slower AND SMARTER than I was at 22. Which is better?? 😂
we’re the same age! Go class of 1980!!!
unfortunately, my IQ and age are a match - just ask my wife and daughter (insert facepalm emoji)
Impressive consistency in your times for sure. Did you stop running b/c you can no longer go ‘fast’ or are you pretty much unable to run at any speed due to injuries?
