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Hello everyone. First an introduction and then I'll begin my dailey health and exercise log.
I'm a 55 year old guy who loves competition and the socializing with other athletes. I post regularly on the walking site and sometimes on the RW site. I'm a member of the local run/walk club and do about one race a month.
I started running in 1979 when it was still called jogging and the excepted difference (read his in RW magazine) between a runner and a jogger was 8 min per mile and faster was running. I ran untill I retired from the USAF in 1994. I was the first sgt of the Nellis AFB Medical Group and one of my duties was the fitness and weight control of the 5000 airmen stationed there.
After I retired I quit exercising. I wasn't a warrior anymore, I didn't need to stay ready and fit for war. I put on 50 lbs and gained 8 inches on my waist. I finally decided I needed to turn this around when I turned 50. My fitness was bad, real bad. I walked for a year to get back in shape. Then I started running again and for a year did well then I tore my achillies running down a steep hill. I ran hurt for another 2 years and finally had to give up the running and take up racewalking.
Turned out I was a much better racewalker than I ever was a runner. After just a few months of training I was walking with the local "good" race walkers. I was competitive in every race and was always in the lead pack in the walk races. I got my race walking down to 11 min per mile for the 5K and 11:53 for the 10K. One of the other racers told me about the state level senior games and that there was a racewalking competition, if I could qualify I could go to the National Senior Olympics. Which just happened to be held in Louisville Ky next year. I live in Bowling Green Ky.
With out a prayer of winning a medal and going to the National level which is the best in the country I decided to go just for fun. I gave it my all and won the bronze and a chance to represent Ky in the Nationals. That will be in June and July this year. I will be racing against current and prior world and US champions. I again don't have a prayer of winning a medal.
We just finished our first marathon last sunday at DisneyWorld. The first thing Erica did when we got back was sign us up for the Goofy 08. She is a hooked competitor also. She has done a few 5Ks a 10K and the DisneyWorld half besides this last marathon.
We started back training yesterday with a good 7 miler at a 13:11 pace, this was a PR for Erica at the 10K and 7 mile distance. Today I did a 4.5 hill workout while Erica slept in for work tonight. My time for this route was a walk PR for me also. Most was on the WKU hills.
We got back into eating healthy yesterday after being home from vacation.
Dave
I'm a 55 year old guy who loves competition and the socializing with other athletes. I post regularly on the walking site and sometimes on the RW site. I'm a member of the local run/walk club and do about one race a month.
I started running in 1979 when it was still called jogging and the excepted difference (read his in RW magazine) between a runner and a jogger was 8 min per mile and faster was running. I ran untill I retired from the USAF in 1994. I was the first sgt of the Nellis AFB Medical Group and one of my duties was the fitness and weight control of the 5000 airmen stationed there.
After I retired I quit exercising. I wasn't a warrior anymore, I didn't need to stay ready and fit for war. I put on 50 lbs and gained 8 inches on my waist. I finally decided I needed to turn this around when I turned 50. My fitness was bad, real bad. I walked for a year to get back in shape. Then I started running again and for a year did well then I tore my achillies running down a steep hill. I ran hurt for another 2 years and finally had to give up the running and take up racewalking.
Turned out I was a much better racewalker than I ever was a runner. After just a few months of training I was walking with the local "good" race walkers. I was competitive in every race and was always in the lead pack in the walk races. I got my race walking down to 11 min per mile for the 5K and 11:53 for the 10K. One of the other racers told me about the state level senior games and that there was a racewalking competition, if I could qualify I could go to the National Senior Olympics. Which just happened to be held in Louisville Ky next year. I live in Bowling Green Ky.
With out a prayer of winning a medal and going to the National level which is the best in the country I decided to go just for fun. I gave it my all and won the bronze and a chance to represent Ky in the Nationals. That will be in June and July this year. I will be racing against current and prior world and US champions. I again don't have a prayer of winning a medal.
We just finished our first marathon last sunday at DisneyWorld. The first thing Erica did when we got back was sign us up for the Goofy 08. She is a hooked competitor also. She has done a few 5Ks a 10K and the DisneyWorld half besides this last marathon.
We started back training yesterday with a good 7 miler at a 13:11 pace, this was a PR for Erica at the 10K and 7 mile distance. Today I did a 4.5 hill workout while Erica slept in for work tonight. My time for this route was a walk PR for me also. Most was on the WKU hills.
We got back into eating healthy yesterday after being home from vacation.
Dave
That is wonderful that you qualified for the National race! What an honor!
We live in Northeast Ohio and it has been positively frigid the past couple of weeks.... Brrr! When the weather is warm outside and sunny, it is so much easier to get out there and walk.
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