[rwest]

Hi Jeff,

We aren’t too different, I’ll be doing most of my cardio on the bike this summer. We are limiting my miles to 10 a week because of my knees.

My HS freshman 1600 was 5:04:11. I had to stop running due to my knees and less than ideal family situation. It has always bugged me that I never beat 5 minutes, so here at 54 years old, I suddenly think it is doable!

This summer without coaching and very minimal training besides cycling, I did 6:37. After coaching and training in December I did 6:26 and a couple weeks ago I did 6:11, so moving in the right direction.

We aren’t really optimizing my workouts for each race yet, but are taking them into consideration for training schedule.

Good luck to you as well in your workouts, as long as we take care of ourselves, life is better and easier- although not cheaper! One on one training is pricey, but I cannot motivate myself except on the track racing- I leave it all there when I run- tasting blood and seeing God!