[PJ-Comix]

Since that video was recorded last Monday, I am now up to 6 laps with a goal of 10 laps which is about a mile. I would like to run 5 or 6 miles per day. Right now I am at about 3 miles per day. Oh, and since my legs are more limber now, my running rate is faster than what you see in the video.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Good news here, too.
A1C is 6.1...

[lysie]

Congratulations. Keep up the good work. It’s worth it. :-)

[real saxophonist]

You're doing great, man. I don't always read your posts, but anyone who pooh-poohs them, ignore.

I went to the doctor a couple months ago, weighed 171. The water heaters I handle at work are 165. Literally throwing around my own body weight.

My knee and broken leg don't really like running, they go about a mile and a half and say Nope, that's it.

So I do a lot of cycling. Look into that.

[GOPJ]

Congratulations!!

[GRRRRR]

Just remember that Jim Fixx, the Father of modern jogging, dropped dead on the beach during a run. We have a finite number of heartbeats!! Don’t waste any😝🇺🇸

[Monterrosa-24]

I’m about to turn 64 and have some knee issues. I gave up running ten Ks but still try to do a five K race each year. My low impact alternatives are bicycling and skating.

I’m 6’3” and now down to 212 lbs from the 250 range.

The trouble with inline skating is that I wear knee pads, helmet, and wrist guards but I’ve hurt my shoulder in some falls. I also do a bit of land paddling with a skate board-long board. On bad weather days I do some “Simply fit” balance board workouts ($29 at Walmart for board and CD).

[moovova]

Good for you! Be sure and protect those knees.

[Celerity]

Wow ! This is a HUGE thing !

I’ve been running for a year and I can get a mile at tops. If I stop for a while (like when I travel or something) it takes me about a week to rebuild to a mile.

[DesertRhino]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbVpCc_r9Sw

I don’t know if you’ve seen this about a disabled paratrooper. He did the same thing and it blew everyone’s mind how successful it was.

[Celerity]

Oh, also I really, really recommend a pulse metering watch or device that gives accurate pulse readings.

More people have fallen from heart attacks while running than anyone really talks about. I slowly allow my heartrate to climb - and I watch it.

I know that things start to get squirrely in my chest at 160 bpm. I can go up to 190 and still feel fine, but until you are conditioned and your heart is conditioned keep an eye on it.

As I get better my max heart rate reads lower. So after my 30 days of running I peak at 150ish. But on my first day after a break I’ll jump to 160 pretty quickly and I have to cool off.