skyedog

posted: 7/29/2009 at 11:48 AM

boke 100 miles today for first time in 25+ yrs!! not bad for a short, gray haired, 53 yr. so what if we had an extra day or two in July & that some of my mileage was run/walk (90% run), I'm still going to count it!! na na na.(with head bobbing & finger swaying).

NaderAlfie

posted: 7/29/2009 at 11:56 AM

Nice, man.

110 miles in August?

"If you have the fire, run..." -John Climacus

FrancesRe

Beginner all over again

posted: 7/29/2009 at 11:58 AM

Congratulations !

Sure, count it all.

All my runs are Run/Walk.

Phidippides

posted: 7/29/2009 at 11:59 AM

This is a major milestone......i remember the first time I 'finally' got 100 miles in a month......

Its a big deal to final get to this level....

btw - I never hesitate to throw in some walking and on many runs I pre-program walking breaks.......its a nice tool to help you get your distance...

Keep it up...your doing good...

Champions are made when no one is watching

skyedog

posted: 7/29/2009 at 12:12 PM

thank you everyone, thank you very much (with Elvis voice of course)

110 in august would be nice, but will be tough because lots of different things happening with my schedule. Also body is pretty beat up right now after today's run. taking couple days off (maybe, ha ha) for our 25th anniversary. training for a 1/2 next Spring/Summer so am trying to increase the long runs by using run/walk & be consistent week to week. Used to run 40+ weekly 25-28 yrs ago while single & in college. oh, the good old days! (actually much better all around now compared to then)

Marylander

posted: 7/29/2009 at 12:58 PM

Cool on you! July is my first month of breaking 100 miles...

Kirk

Hoppity

posted: 7/29/2009 at 1:05 PM

Nice one Skyedog! 100 miles is a cool milestone. Enjoy basking in your hard work. Good luck with meeting the August target, but don't stress if you don't, it's all good preparation for a high mileage September.

"Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend."

runnerclay

Consistently Slow

posted: 7/29/2009 at 9:46 PM

Run until the trail runs out.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 7/29/2009 at 10:23 PM

Very nice! 100 miles in a month is nothing to sneeze at! Big grin

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

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skyedog

posted: 7/30/2009 at 9:42 PM

thanks again everyone!!!! Kirk, you didn't just beat 100 miles you shattered it, killed it, stomped it into the ground, left it in the dust, chewed it up & spit it out. great job!

taylorsoltys

posted: 7/30/2009 at 10:41 PM
modified: 7/30/2009 at 10:43 PM

I had my first 100 mile day today!

Batensmack

Beware, batbear...

posted: 7/31/2009 at 1:50 AM

Way to go. I'm on my way to 100 next month, training for a half marathon. Feeling stronger every week and posts like this keep me going.

2014 Goal -- Run 5X per week, pain-free (relatively) by end of summer.

PotemkinDogs

posted: 7/31/2009 at 2:28 AM

nice job skyedog. i'll be really happy if i can do that at that age (not that you are old at all

) i got 100.9 in june, and just ran a 4 mile run to break 100 for july! Big grin

Phidippides

posted: 7/31/2009 at 9:28 AM

Quote from PotemkinDogs on 7/31/2009 at 2:28 AM:

nice job skyedog. i'll be really happy if i can do that at that age (not that you are old at all ) i got 100.9 in june, and just ran a 4 mile run to break 100 for july!

Hey there Matthew -- I just want to set the record straight ---- 53 years old is still a youngster......if fact 53 is the new 33......

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skyedog

posted: 7/31/2009 at 10:01 AM

actually had a fitness anaylsis done several months ago that measured body fat, strength, flexibility (needs more work, especially hamstrings), as well as analyzed diet, exercise, etc. result was that biologically I was 10 yrs younger than my chronological age. So I guess 43 is the new 53. your posts are all inspiring, was planning on taking today off, but now am going to go for a run to add one more day to July!!

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