Originally Posted by
ArgoMan
Force...so you're running a 10-11 minute mile AFTER a hip and knee replacement? This make me feel very weak, as I clocked an average 9-1/2 minute mile at my last event in October. I guess I was somewhat faster in reality, as I have to factor in a pit stop and at least 1-2 minutes screwing around at the refreshment tables. Still, I have terrible number compared to you!
I’ve been a distance runner since my h.s. days in the mid-late 70s. Ten year before I began having the lower joint issues, I was running 5k races sometimes at 6:30 pace. I feel like I could probably get back to maybe 8-ish minutes per mile with some concentrated speed work on the track. BUT…I’ve sorta vowed that I won’t do that to my artificial joints. Consequently, I’m only running no more than once per week and only a max of 5-6 miles at a time.
Dan