Fifty Plus (50+) - food for thought

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trek330
03-23-12, 02:35 AM
Last week was the NYC half marathon.The winner did it in slightly less than an hour or 13MPH.A full 26 mile marathon in about 12.8MPH.I, with considerable exertion (not killing myself but no slacking)can do a 40 mile bike ride in about 14.5-15MPH.Often if against a wind or a little hilly in less than 13MPH.
Greg Lemond in the 80s did his TT route for the TDF in a record breaking 34MPH.
Secretariat ran the Belmont in record breaking time that still stands in 1973 at 37MPH.Not trying to say anything beyond I'm slow as s--t and giving some perspective.

BigAura
03-23-12, 06:12 AM
What amazes me is: I, at 58, on my bicycle, expending leisurely effort, that can easily beat any distance runner in the world in a race.
stapfam
03-23-12, 11:57 AM
I was a 3 hour marathon runner 40 years ago--If I tried it now it would be a lot longer---That is if I got past the 5 mile mark without calling the SAG wagon.

AzTallRider
03-23-12, 12:41 PM
When I first started commuting, it freaked me out when I realized I often wasn't going as fast as a good miler. Fortunately that's no longer the case.
trek330
03-23-12, 12:56 PM
To think the fastest of the fastest bikers can ride on flats as fast as the fastest race horses!
Retro Grouch
03-23-12, 01:42 PM
I was a 3 hour marathon runner 40 years ago--If I tried it now it would be a lot longer---That is if I got past the 5 mile mark without calling the SAG wagon.

I broke 3 1/2 hrs once and I was pretty proud of that. Today I imagine it would take me about 3 1/2 days.