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    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 7 07:09:44 2020
    https://www.strongfirst.com/running-without-running/

    Disclaimer #1: I run now only once in a while and for short distances, sometimes easy, sometimes short sprints on long rests. I used to be a recreational runner, having started in my mid-20’s, and having completed many shorter races and 3 half-
    marathons, best times of 20:10 at 5k at age 45 and 1:36:40 for the half-marathon a decade before that.

    Disclaimer #2: I work for the company on whose site the above-linked article was posted last year.

    -S-

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  • From Tim+@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jun 7 22:04:58 2020
    <[email protected]> wrote:
    https://www.strongfirst.com/running-without-running/

    Disclaimer #1: I run now only once in a while and for short distances, sometimes easy, sometimes short sprints on long rests. I used to be a recreational runner, having started in my mid-20’s, and having completed many shorter races and 3 half-marathons, best times of 20:10 at 5k at age
    45 and 1:36:40 for the half-marathon a decade before that.

    Disclaimer #2: I work for the company on whose site the above-linked
    article was posted last year.

    -S-



    Hi Steve, long time no hear.

    I’m 63 now and beginning to toy with the idea of strength work/ weights
    etc. I’m pretty “old school” and conservative in my approach to training but it seems to work pretty well for me. I ran a 1:38 hilly and windy half marathon at the age of sixty and at 62 I could still manage the occasional sub-20 5K. About 2-3 minutes off that at the moment but without any races happening it’s hard to maintain motivation.

    Tim

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  • From Ed Prochak@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Jul 2 09:51:46 2020
    On Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 10:09:46 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    https://www.strongfirst.com/running-without-running/

    Disclaimer #1: I run now only once in a while and for short distances, sometimes easy, sometimes short sprints on long rests. I used to be a recreational runner, having started in my mid-20’s, and having completed many shorter races and 3 half-
    marathons, best times of 20:10 at 5k at age 45 and 1:36:40 for the half-marathon a decade before that.

    Disclaimer #2: I work for the company on whose site the above-linked article was posted last year.

    -S-

    Hi Steve!

    This looks very interesting. I fits with my expec\rience that I ran my fastest 5K not long after my second marathon. However, since then I've lagged in training and racing. I'm now 66 and basically starting from scratch again. This might be something for
    me to investigate.

    Enjoy the run
    Ed

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  • From rms@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 14 12:01:43 2020
    https://www.strongfirst.com/running-without-running/

    A similar approach is talked about in this book https://www.amazon.com/Bicycling-Maximum-Overload-Cyclists-Strength-Based/dp/1623367743/

    rms

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