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Originally Posted by HardDrive

I am sadly not a chip off the old block. I'm bigger than my dad, and I'm athletic, but not like him. I also have a wicked back injury that prevents me from running. I swim and cycle.

My dad has always been a good runner. He was a good miler in HS. Took 20 years off, smoked cigarettes and drinking too much beer. Turned 40 and was disgusted with himself. Got back into running, and was competitive within a few years.

He doesn't have a special diet, but he watches the overall amount of food he eats. He is VERY good about avoiding injury, and backing off when he gets injured. I think this is the key to his longevity. If the doctor tells him to avoid something for a full year he does it. He's watched tons of his age mates try and 'power through' injuries, and destroy themselves. He switched from pure running to triathlon so he could always have something to work on if he was injured.

When he turned 50, he set the indoor world record for Masters class, 4:39. It was broken about 3 months later.

I don't have access to his time post 60 records at the moment, but some example of his bests from 50-59:

400m 58.45
Mile 4:39
1500 4:21
10k 33:46
Marathon 2:38

Thanks for the replies all. Sorry, but I like bragging about my dad. He's an inspiration to me.

Dang, those are some fast times. I think it would take me 6 hours to finish a marathon. 2:38 is FAAAAST. he's a real monster and looks good on thatt bike too.

[Harold_89_911]

That's what I want to be when I get older. Have been biking (road and MTB) for most of my life but used to be a horrible swimmer and thought running would just hurt my knees. Never was really athletic but started to do triathlons about 3 years ago and am loving it. Got an instructional DVD to learn how to swim and found a way to run without injury. The 3 disciplines really complement each other and I never get bored of training. I schedule a couple of event throughout the year so I continuously have something to train towards. In my early 50's now and faster biking, swimming, and running than I was ever before.

I really encourage anybody to try it if they are interested. It may look a little intimidating initially but it is a very fun way to stay healthy and active. As posted previously, the key is to listen to your body and not force anything.