#oldguysrule — Public Fediverse posts

We have this one local radio station. Actually we have several, but today I’m only talking about a specific one.

Around the time I was in high school and just after graduating they billed themselves as a “modern and classic” rock station.

Then about ten years or so later they dropped the “modern rock” and called themselves a “classic rock” station.

Today they’re saying “classic rock and oldies”.

None of the actual music has changed. It’s still the exact same playlists and lineups as it was when I was still in high school, they’ve just adjusted their description.

#Radio #RockMusic #OldGuysRule

We have this one local radio station. Actually we have several, but today I’m only talking about a specific one.

Around the time I was in high school and just after graduating they billed themselves as a “modern and classic” rock station.

Then about ten years or so later they dropped the “modern rock” and called themselves a “classic rock” station.

Today they’re saying “classic rock and oldies”.

None of the actual music has changed. It’s still the exact same playlists and lineups as it was when I was still in high school, they’ve just adjusted their description.

#Radio #RockMusic #OldGuysRule

The first of my weekend runs in this HM training block and an easy paced zone 2 6.5km run with warm up and cool down.Tomorrow is a 14km progression run so time to carb up #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #oldguysrule #runchat #runnersofmastodon

The first of my weekend runs in this HM training block and an easy paced zone 2 6.5km run with warm up and cool down.Tomorrow is a 14km progression run so time to carb up #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #oldguysrule #runchat #runnersofmastodon

It must be at least 6 or 7 months since I’ve been able to post up on #medalmonday so after a few setbacks with post op recovery and debilitating chest infections its good to get back out there again. #medalmonday #running #oldguysrule #runnersofmastodon

It must be at least 6 or 7 months since I’ve been able to post up on #medalmonday so after a few setbacks with post op recovery and debilitating chest infections its good to get back out there again. #medalmonday #running #oldguysrule #runnersofmastodon

Day 1 of the next training block for my next race, The Poseidon Athens Half Marathon in 12 weeks time and a visit to the gym for an easy pace 6.5km to start things off with. Hr still higher than preferred for the session but hopefully things will improve over the weeks #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #oldguysrule #runnersofmastodon

Day 1 of the next training block for my next race, The Poseidon Athens Half Marathon in 12 weeks time and a visit to the gym for an easy pace 6.5km to start things off with. Hr still higher than preferred for the session but hopefully things will improve over the weeks #running #halfmarathontraining #corosrunning #oldguysrule #runnersofmastodon

When we were kids, many of us also thought that we’d inherited a fucked up world from our parents (how stupid they were, the people who raised us!) and were confident that we’d fix what they’d broken.

Ha! How’d THAT work out for us? 🤦🏼

But then we finally grew up a bit and understood that we’re all doing the best we can with what we have.

Our parents knew that the world could not be set right in a single generation, so they raised us to continue the battle. And now we’ve done the same for our kids who, I’m sure, will finally come to the same understanding.

But in the meantime, they need to stop the whining. We’re embarrassed on their behalf by their pride in their own immaturity.
#boomers #OldGuysRule

had a threshold and vo2 max test done at a place called The Endurance Store in Wrightington. Well pleased with vo2 max at 44.2, not bad for someone almost 61 😁 Although my LT1 and LT2 estimations were out compared to the test which gave 140 bpm and 172 bpm, my last field test gave a higher reading so some adjustments needed there #running #vo2max #thresholdtest #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Great Manchester Run 10k tomorrow, so its #flatlay time #running #10krace #greatrun #oldguysrule

Great Manchester Run 10k tomorrow, so its #flatlay time #running #10krace #greatrun #oldguysrule

New shoes day and a recovery run to test them out. Picked up some New Balance FuelCell Propels on sale from the NB website. First impressions are good #running #recoveryrunning #easyrunning #adidasrunning #newbalancefuelcellpropel5 #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

First intervals session for over 6 months Didn’t push too hard just enough to get the heart rate up. 20 minutes warm up, 15x30 second repeats with 15 seconds active recovery followed by a 10 minute jog home #running #intervaltraining #speedrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Easy run Saturday 7km zone 1/2 run with cool down walk to finish off. Kept pace and hr nice and steady today and happy with the averages for the run. Polar running index up to 45 so slowly getting back to normal #running #easyrunning #heartratetraining #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Decided to let my Polar watch decide what run to do today and it suggested a 90 long run with tempo finish. Chose a route I’ve done before with a slight alteration. Hard to keep in the zones due to gradients and terrain but averages just about ok #running #longrun #longruntempofinish #adidasrunning #polarrunning #polarvantagev3 #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

I’m still frequenting the gym these days as I’m finding it easier to control fitness and recovery this way. Anyway threshold running today, 10 minutes warm up then 30 minutes threshold, I tried to guess what pace to run off a previous 5k I did recently, which worked out at 5:24 min/km average hr 181 bpm. Well pleased with that and good benchmark to work from. Happy running guys 😊🤘👊👍🏃🏼#running #treadmillrunning #thresholdrunning #adidasrunning #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Back at it after a weekend away and an hour’s easy running on the treadmill.
15 minutes warm up, 45 minutes zone 1/2 running and 5 minutes cool down walk. Happy hr stayed in the desired zones, although it did climb towards the higher end of zone 2 which I expected running on a treadmill in the gym #running #treadmillrunning #easyrunning #recoveryrunning #adidasrunning #RunningCommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

5k recovery run in the bag and feeling good #running #5krunning #5krun #recoveryrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Another day another treadmill run, maybe I can get outdoors later in the week 🤔 Anyway tempo/threshold session today, 25 minutes after 15 at warm up pace. Ended up 2 or 3 beats lower than threshold so could possibly have ran a little quicker #running #temporunning #thresholdrunning #adidasrunning #treadmillrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

An easy paced zone 2 treadmill run in the company of Gothenburg metal gods The Halo Effect and their brand new album March of the Unheard #running #easyrunning #treadmillrunning #adidasrunning #thehaloeffect #marchoftheunheard #melodeath #gothenburgmetal #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Tempo run day. Still too cold and icy to go outside so another trip to the gym. 15 minutes warm up, zone 1, progression tempo working through zone 3 finishing off with 15 minutes cool down #running #temporunning #treadmillrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

You can’t know how good it felt to be able to go run two days in a row, the first time since the middle of September. 45 treadmill minutes at a nice slow easy pace and feeling awesome #running #treadmillrunning #recoveryrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

A slow slippery 10k Jeff round the block in the company of Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Mastodon, Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Paradise Lost and In Flames to name a few #running #10krunning #sundayrunning #runwalk #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule #metal #deathmetal #metalrunner

First run session of 2025 and tough 7 miles done. Hope to be able to return to where my fitness was earlier last year as finding it a struggle at the moment #running #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Finishing 2024 with a hard worked 30 minutes. Definitely a struggle today, heart rate up to over 90% of MHR and lungs fighting to take in oxygen. So with my level of fitness lately a sub 30 5k is pretty damn good. Hope to return to previous years fitness as soon as possible #running #5krun #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

It’s surprising how things change over time when your running fitness has wained. Went out with the intention of a nice relaxed run, not worrying too much on pace and heart rate. Got to 5k, then eased back and finished the workout with 2k cool down walk/jog. Average pace for the 5k was 6:11 min/km at 168 bpm whereas the same pace 7/8 months ago, hr would have been around 150 bpm. Something to work on over the next few months #running #adidasrunning #runnersofmatodon #oldguysrule

Thumbs up for Christmas Eve running 👍👍 #running #adidasrunning #feelinggood #christmas #christmasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Today’s run was a good 55 minute zone 2 loop with a few walk breaks up some inclines to keep things in the right zone. #running #zone2running #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

5k fast ish pace in a 5 mile sandwich. Not the speediest I’ve ran but to push well under 30 minutes for the fast bit is a huge bonus at the moment #running #5krun #5milerun #thresholdrun #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Another hour out on the streets. Still not up to previous fitness levels but working on it, all being slowly at the moment #running #slowrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Tempo zone run today with the idea to stay in zone 3 as much as possible but decided to let it drift a little while climbing some inclines. Pace still not as it was but that’s ok as fitness is slowly coming back #running #temporunning #heartratezonetraining #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

About today, The Haunted Made Me Do It #running #slowrunning #slowrun #adidasrunning #aerobicbasebuilding #thehaunted #thehauntedmademedoit #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

First time out running for 4 weeks. Thought it was time to check on my knee/hamstring to see whether the latest batch of strength work has paid off. Kept pace as consistent as possible which meant heart rate a little higher than anticipated. The main thing no pain #running #comebackrun #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

First time out running for 4 weeks. Thought it was time to check on my knee/hamstring to see whether the latest batch of strength work has paid off. Kept pace as consistent as possible which meant heart rate a little higher than anticipated. The main thing no pain #running #comebackrun #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Been some time since I’ve been out on a tempo run and happy with the result. 10 minutes warm up then 25 minutes working through hr zones 3-4 before finishing with 10 minutes cool down jog/walk. Although pace is down to 5:33 min/km from previous similar sessions, fitness seems to be steadily improving back to how it was a few months ago #running #progressivetemporun #adidasrunning #FeelingGood #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

It’s good to be out running on the roads again. A much needed hour’s aerobic base training was perfect for today’s choice of workout especially with this new “hectic” lifestyle I seem to have now 😉😁#running #easyrunning #zone2running #aerobicbasebuilding #polarrunning #slowrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Warrington 10k this morning 🔥🔥
A much better result than expected 👊👊 was hoping for a sub 60 minutes but to go sub 55 with the lack of training for the past 2 months, I’m well pleased with 54:23 #running #10krunning #10krun #10krace #adidasrunning #newbalancefuelcell #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

First run as an oldie 👊 60 today so started the celebrations with a 10k including a 25 minute threshold session sandwiched in the middle. Made sure I kept to the script and within the zones allocated for today’s run so pace that bit slower than it would have been if a little bit cooler #running #10krun #thresholdrun #birthdayrun #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Headed off to Warrington and joined the Parkrun club this morning 😬 did a few stretches and a bit of a warm up run then off we went! Was a bit congested at the start and had to weave my way through for the first half a mile or so before finding my rhythm, although the 4th km was a struggle with some uphill bits. I need to win that mental battle and push through and not slow down. Anyway 24:37 for the last parkrun of my 50’s isn’t too shabby 😊👊#parkrun #running #5krace #oldguysrule

Tempo running this evening, 1500m warm up, 5k at tempo and 1500m cool down. The plan was to try and keep heart rate bordering hr zones 3 and 4 for the workout but allowing a little extra for any hills I had to negotiate so pleased with the results: 5km in 25:52 min, average pace 5:11 min/km, average hr 169bpm #running #temporun #5ktempo #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule #dreadlockrunner

90 minutes and 9 miles/14.50 km zone 1/2 running. Happy to be consistent with 10 minute miles and keeping heart rate low 150’s on a relatively undulating route #running #longrun #sundaylongrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

15km with 3 x3k at 10k goal pace. A tough session so hopefully it pays off for Sundays #manchester10k #running #intervalrunning #adidasrunning #strava #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

What a fine morning for running through the city of Chester and the surrounding lanes for the #chesterhalfmarathon. Not the result I would have liked but that heat was a killer especially with those hills 🥵🥹 #running #halfmarathon #halfmarathonrace #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Final run before my half marathon this Sunday, wanted to keep as easy pace as possible and not let hr go too high so a couple of slower km’s while going up hills #running #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #easyrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

9km ran today at an easy pace, kept heart rate in zone 2 for the majority of the way round just raised a bit on some hills but soon came back down to where I wanted it to be as I didn’t want to push today as the weekend has more intense workouts. #running #easyrunning #halfmarathontraining #polarrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Today was one of those days when you don’t really want to go out but felt you had to to get it done 😮‍💨
75 minutes split into 40 minutes easy pace and 30 minutes threshold pace, which ended up being more sub race pace, so a little slower than expected #running #halfmarathontraining #progressionrun #adidasrunning #polarrunning #runningcommunity #mastorunners #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Not very often I’ve ran over 200km in a month since starting this journey 6 years ago, maybe 4 or 5 times. I always feel more accomplished when it happens #running #runningstats #runningstatistics #oldguysrule

Sunday easy run day came round again and 70 minutes in zone 1/2. Felt really comfortable for the majority of the route but slight rises in hr on some of the undulating parts plus an altercation with a swan didn’t help either 😳 #running #longrun #easyrun #heartratetraining #halfmarathontraining #sundayrunday #adidasrunning #shadowman #chesterhalfmarathon #RunningCommunity #mastorunners #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Progressive tempo run done today. Started off nice and easy and worked through pace and hr zones to reach anaerobic threshold before finishing off with 5 minutes cool down. #running #halfmarathontraining #temporun #progressionrun #thresholdrun #polarrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Midweek tempo running half way through week five of Chester Half Marathon 15 minutes warm up, 25 minutes tempo pace and 5 minutes cool down. Happy with the effort put in and made sure to keep in the zones so at the end still had a little more to give.
Nice to see my race prediction gone down to 1:49:30 which would be just perfect #running #temporunning #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #polarrunning #temporun #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

A short, tough but very good interval workout today. 2 x 4 minutes with 2 minutes rest, gave an all out effort which saw an improvement on average pace per speed session from 4:36 to 4:28 min/km since the same run two weeks ago #running #halfmarathontraining #intervaltraining #adiidasrunning #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule #greenmachine

Went out with slight trepidation as unsure the ankle injury on Sunday was going to be ok and so glad it was. Half marathon training continues with 50 minutes progression run: 25 minutes easy pace, 20 minutes tempo and 5 minutes cool down. Foot felt fine throughout although I did make sure to avoid any pot holes etc and pace was much better than expected #running #halfmarathontraining #progressionrun #adidasrunning #polarrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #oldguysrule

A frustrating day today 😖 following Polar Flow half marathon training plan, today was 6 x 4 min intervals with 13 min w/u, had to stop that as chest strap was reading low and reset 😔 luckily these days I bring my optical arm monitor too. Did a few dynamic stretches and drills before the interval part which was a tough workout. Don’t think I completed more than one fast part without slowing so lots of improvement needed #running #halfmarathontraining #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #oldguysrule

Been a stressful day so this hour was well needed. Made sure I wasn’t going to let heart rule head so deliberately wore my Nike Invincibles to keep my pace down so in turn heart rate wouldn’t start climbing. All I can say it did the trick and am back feeling a lot better.#running #easyrun #1hourrun #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #adidasrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #oldguysrule

First couple of runs since the weekend, keeping pace and hr nice and slow. Tried some nasal breathing on last nights 5k so pace lower than usual for the hr zone. Today’s easy pace 10k was more back to normal #running #slowrunning #easyrun #heartratetraining #5krun #10krun #nasalbreathing #polarrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #oldguysrule

After a most enjoyable morning out in the fresh air, decided to make a crown of dreadlocks and declare myself a king of runners 😊😁😄 14km at a nice easy pace done and all the better for it #running #midweekrun #easyrun #adidasrunning #polarrunning
#runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #oldguysrule #dreadlockrunner #dreadlockcrown

Yesterday’s run after a reset (see previous toot) A slow 75 minute zone 2 effort which tbh was a struggle as I had to run slower than anticipated to keep in my desired zone … more than likely stressing too much 🤷🏻‍♂️ #running #adidasrunning #zone2running #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #oldguysrule

Finished the year with a half marathon which originally was just going to be a 2hr easy run was feeling good around 15km so decided to up the pace and hr to complete the 21km distance. On the whole even though there’s been set backs this year, its been very productive, very enjoyable and cathartic and extremely happy with a total of 2268 km distance ran/walked for 2023 #running #longrun #halfmarathon #adidasrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #oldguysrule

A most enjoyable Sunday long run. 90 minutes easy pace zone 2 running with a couple of brisk walks up some steep inclines so not to push heartrate up too much #running #sundayrun #longrunsundaylongrun #adidasrunning #christmaseverun #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #mastorunners #oldguysrule