Progress on running at the age of 70:
I run once a day, barring busy days, snow, ice, and cold below 20 degrees. Since I've been running on the road in winter, I measured out a distance by running slowly, (gently would be a better word) for one minute, then running back faster to my starting point. As I run faster, I breathe more quickly naturally. Breath in, two steps, breath out, two steps. At some point during this last stretch, my arms and legs get heavy, so I double time my breathing, in, step, out step. Since I am taking in more oxygen than I need, my head starts to feel light, so I increase my stride, and finish fast, or at least fast for a 70 year old man who is not a great runner.
I've been gradually moving back the the turn around point, I have also picked up speed at the end of the run. I wait longer before I have to breathe harder. My recovery is getting quicker after I run, which encourages me to keep improving by extending the run and quickening the end.
I chose this method rather jogging, because I don't hurt afterwards, and I can almost always work it into a busy schedule. The method is called High Intensity Training and was used by the greatest runner ever. Emil Zátopek was a Czechoslovak long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life. (Wikipedia)
I briefly thought about making up my own acronym, Short High intensity Training, but I didn't like how that came out. I could call it the Busy High Intensity Training (BHIT!) or perhaps more accurately, the Lazy High Intensity Training (LHIT!).
I only ran a few days in January, and a few in February. I am running more frequently in March. The days of cold snow and ice are getting fewer each month.
God is good.
I run once a day, barring busy days, snow, ice, and cold below 20 degrees. Since I've been running on the road in winter, I measured out a distance by running slowly, (gently would be a better word) for one minute, then running back faster to my starting point. As I run faster, I breathe more quickly naturally. Breath in, two steps, breath out, two steps. At some point during this last stretch, my arms and legs get heavy, so I double time my breathing, in, step, out step. Since I am taking in more oxygen than I need, my head starts to feel light, so I increase my stride, and finish fast, or at least fast for a 70 year old man who is not a great runner.
I've been gradually moving back the the turn around point, I have also picked up speed at the end of the run. I wait longer before I have to breathe harder. My recovery is getting quicker after I run, which encourages me to keep improving by extending the run and quickening the end.
I chose this method rather jogging, because I don't hurt afterwards, and I can almost always work it into a busy schedule. The method is called High Intensity Training and was used by the greatest runner ever. Emil Zátopek was a Czechoslovak long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life. (Wikipedia)
I briefly thought about making up my own acronym, Short High intensity Training, but I didn't like how that came out. I could call it the Busy High Intensity Training (BHIT!) or perhaps more accurately, the Lazy High Intensity Training (LHIT!).
I only ran a few days in January, and a few in February. I am running more frequently in March. The days of cold snow and ice are getting fewer each month.
God is good.
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