windwalker
I need an Adventure
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2006
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