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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: May 8 7:06am | Replies (30)
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Hello, Joe
I, too, took it as a positive sign when the surgeon suggested I give injections a try. He'd cautioned that they might not work. Fortunately––at least, thus far––they did, and have.
It's the same for me. While it's true I miss the running, I also miss the people –– my running buds. I miss the buzz surrounding an upcoming event, then teaming up with one or more friends and making plans to train together. Then the whole going together and the good-fellowship talk after: How ya do? Coulda done better. How 'bout you? Cramped at 16. Sorry to hear that. See ya Monday? Go for an easy one? I'll be there. Etc. Etc. Etc. I miss the comradery.
Cheers!
Ray
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Thanks Ray,
We have similar life experiences around running. One other thing I miss - the people I ran with motivated me to push myself harder. Don't get me wrong, I ran marathons as a competition with myself. But the men and women around me, my friends, well we all pushed each other in a very quiet and positive way.
I tried for the first few years to break 3 hours, and I just couldn't. I found another group of guys to train with, and was surprised how slowly they ran during the week, but overall had excellent marathon times.
So I finally broke three hours, my best was 2:51 something, and those are the days I am still most proud of. I truly miss that.
Now that I'm retired, I'm in the gym everyday and have taken up spinning. I love it, but it's not the same. And the guys at the gym over 65, for the most part, treat the gym like a bridge club (no offense meant to bridge players!). They screw around more than they work, and it shows, and they don't seem to care. It actually irritates me for some reason.
Even so, at 70, I'm grateful for all I've had and all I have. I'm about the same weight as when I ran marathons, and after the knee replacements - well it's like I have a new body (almost.....).
Joe