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Are you faster than a 75 year old? (Read 391 times)

Love the Half

posted: 12/1/2012 at 8:18 PM

My newest issue of USATF's magazine came in today. This issue was filled with awards.

The USATF Masters Athlete of the Year Award went to Jeanne Daprano. She runs in the W75-70 AG. At the World Indoor Championships, she ran 7:13:51 for the mile.

Robert Lida runs in the M75-79 AG. He was named the WMA Best Master of the World. He's a sprinter with a 13:49 for the 100, a 27:73 for the 200 and a 1:05:08 for the 400. (That last one is a 4:21 pace BTW).

Short term goal: 2:59:59 (November, 2013)

Mid term goal: Any race over 80% of top AG standard

Long term goal: To say I've been a runner half my life. (I started running at age 45).

Slymoon Runs

race obsessed

posted: 12/1/2012 at 8:22 PM

Holy Sheeeiiit

Dtothe2nd

BAMF

posted: 12/1/2012 at 8:49 PM

Damn, time to step it up.

-Dave

5k 19:26 4/27/13 - 10k 41:35 1/15/13 - 20k 1:24:55 2/23/13 - HM 1:28:10 3/17/13

Upcoming - ERR 10K 5/25 - OK5K 6/8 - MS 5K 7/30 - Strider Mile 8/17 - RnR HM 9/1

sugnim

posted: 12/1/2012 at 8:54 PM

No. But I'm farter than a smith grader. Clown

MJ5

Chief Unicorn Officer

posted: 12/1/2012 at 10:49 PM

Oh, even I could run a 100m in 13:49! But probably not in 13.49.

Mile 5:49 - 5K 20:08 - 10K 43:06 - HM 1:36:54

srlopez

Eye of Sauron

posted: 12/1/2012 at 10:52 PM

Quote from MJ5 on 12/1/2012 at 10:49 PM:

Oh, even I could run a 100m in 13:49! But probably not in 13.49.

I see what you did there.

And once again Mr. Wizard (aka: Stevie Ray) explains the internet.

Kristin79

posted: 12/1/2012 at 10:54 PM

Dang it. Jeanne's mile is 4 seconds faster than mine. Sad that now my ambition will be to beat a 75 year old woman.

scrape.

fight me irl, brah

posted: 12/1/2012 at 11:06 PM

Yes

Rubybaby43

karate girl

posted: 12/1/2012 at 11:07 PM

I'm not faster than that 75-year old...and that's okay by me.

Kristy

more miles = more beer

irishguy

posted: 12/2/2012 at 12:03 AM

Jeanne would be 76 by the time I finished LOL

tom1961

Old , Ugly and slow

posted: 12/2/2012 at 12:35 AM

But is she 200 pounds?

pr's 5k 20.08, 5 mile 31:20, 10k 41.19 all done in the 80's

2013 goals 1500 miles, 190 pounds

Buelligan

posted: 12/2/2012 at 12:44 AM

That Robert Lida dude could probably kick my ass in a fight... a real Jets vs. Sharks beat down. The worst part is l couldn't even run away from him.

meaghansketch

posted: 12/2/2012 at 7:50 AM

Yes, actually (though I'm pretty sure that's not something I can brag about).

Now all I have to do is not get slower for the next 45 years.

Just B.S.

RUN/BIKE/SWIM REPEAT

posted: 12/2/2012 at 8:25 AM

Wow they are awesome!!

Close but not quite. My one mile (time trail done during training this year) of 7:20 is not considered fast by

any means for a 50 yr old female but since I couldn't run a mile at all when I was 38 it's a win fo rme.

But I'm sure there is no way I'm going to get anywhere near that when I'm 75. I'm just hoping I can still

walk/run a 5k by then.

5k-25:29 5M-42:27 10K-54:10 1/2 - 1:57:44 FULL - 4:10:48

6 Full Marathons 25 Half Marathons (Not a Fanatic Just crazy)

April 27 - 5 mile - 2 minute PR May 12 - 26.2 - 10 minute PR

scottydawg

Barking Mad To Run

posted: 12/2/2012 at 11:10 AM

Yes, I am. I am faster than the 75 year old tortoise at our local zoo. It's close, but I can juuuuust beat him. Joking

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt

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