#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

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

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

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

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

Warrington 10k is looming on the horizon so thought I’d better see what shape I’m in for the race. Had to take a few breathers en route due to the hilly terrain and with the hot weather and me being stupid and forgetting to take some fluids before I left meant heart rate higher than expected but overall a good workout running #temporunning #thresholdrunning #10krunning #polarrunning #polarflow #fitspark #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

First run over an hour for some time and boy what a struggle it was! 😩😫 Wanted to run the main part in zone 3 and hopefully keep a decent pace but alas not today, breathing heavy, heart rate climbing too much so having to slow to a walk on a few occasions. My aerobic base has definitely dropped over the past 2 months. That’s something to work on over the rest of the year #running #longrun #heartratetraining #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

It’s always a pleasure to run my hometown and today was no exception. Wanted to keep in hr zone 2 for this 10k run but did allow to push towards aerobic threshold. Pace down than a couple of months ago so something to focus on in the future #sundayrun #10krun #easyrunning #adidasrunning #therunningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule

Progression running today, 15 minutes warm up easy pace building into 10 minutes hr zone 3 at 10k pace then 10 minutes hr zones 4-5 at 5k pace and finishing the session with a 15 minute cool down jog #running #temporunning #thresholdrunning #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

A most enjoyable 10 miles ran this afternoon over a mix of road and trail on an undulating loop. #running #sundayrun #longrun #sundaylongrun #10milerun #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

ts #FastFriday 😊👊
Threshold running this evening , 15 minutes warm up.10 minutes 10k/threshold pace, 10 minutes 5k pace and 15 minutes cool down jog #running #speedrunning #thresholdrunning #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

It always good to run on a nice sunny day but maybe the choice of run could have been wrong 🤷 30 minutes tempo with the idea to keep heart rate just below zone 4 which for most of the workout I did manage but it did creep up at times but not too far #running #temporunning #temporun #heartratetraining #adidasrunning #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule #dreadlockrunner

It was all about recovery today, after yesterday’s harder effort, the focus was on low heart rate running keeping bpm in the 140’s and feeling really refreshed and looking forward to tomorrow’s long run #running #easyrun #recoveryrun #adidasrunning #heartratetraining #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Hi all, hope all is well in the running community, a very rewarding speed repeat session this evening with 10x400m at mile pace and 200m walking recovery, an excellent way to celebrate #globalrunningday #running #speedrepeats #intervaltraining #polarrunning #10ktraining #runnersofmastodon #therunningcommunity #oldguysrule

Tempo running today! 5 miles/8k with the focus on keeping between 166-168 bpm or just below zone 4 as much as possible #running #temporun #temporunning #8krun #5milerun #heartratetraining #polarrunning #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

Last intervals done. Just a short 30 minute session, 1.5 mile warm up then 2 x 4 minutes at mile pace with 2 minutes rest followed by 5 minutes cool down jog.#running #intervals #chesterhalfmarathon #halfmarathontraining #speedrepeats #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Easy 40 minutes to start the taper for Chester Half Marathon, just two more easy ish runs to go and hopefully all will be ok. Also making sure to keep up with carbing up, had some overnight oats this morning and salmon pasta after my run tonight. #running #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #easyrun #polarrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Well that went better than expected 😊😁 Last long run before next Sunday’s Chester Half managed to keep pace relatively consistent and heart rate not getting too high especially with the weather being so warm. All that’s left is a couple of runs for the taper week to complete the training block. #running #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #sundaylongrun #longrun #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #RunningCommunity #oldguysrule

Getting near the end of this training block for Chester Half in just over 10 days and Manchester 10k the weekend after. Was out with the family all day again so was late again when I managed to put by running gear on and was glad I chose my FuelCell Elite 4’s for this tempo run as the definitely helped my feet today. 40 minutes on total , 10 minutes warm up, 20 minutes tempo and 5 minutes cool down. #running #temporun #temporunning #chesterhalfmarathon #manchester10k #adidasrunning #oldguysrule

It wasn’t the best time to do a threshold run mid afternoon when the sun was probably at its highest which showed in today’s threshold run. Also probably didn’t help hardly eating today as I doubt a bowl of muesli, a banana and an energy gel 7 hours before helped 😄 must admit I made up for it afterwards with this plate of carbonara when I got in 😋🤤 #running #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon #thresholdrunning #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #runningcommunity #oldguysrule

Sunday long run done and a final test of race gear and fuelling ready for my half in two weeks time. Was hoping to run a little slower than goal pace and keeping hr the lower end of zone 4 max but the latter parts of the route were more of a climb so had to compensate with pace to keep hr in the right zone. running #sundayrun #longrun #sundaylongrun #halfmarathontraining #adidasrunning #runnersofmastodon #runningcommunity #oldguysrule

Final test of my race day shoes before #chesterhalfmarathon in 3 weeks time. Today I allotted a 1 hr 50 minute run with the first hour at easy pace followed by 45 minutes a little faster but keeping hr below zone 4 then completing the run with 5 minutes cool down jog. The New Balance FuelCell’s are bedding in nicely now so I’ll put them away ready for race day. #running #longrun #sundaylongrun #halfmarathontraining #polarrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule #hornsup

Tuesday as usual for this training block for Chester Half is threshold day split into two halves of 30 minutes zone 2 easy and zone 4 threshold. Happy for the steady improvement over the past few weeks as race draws near #running #halfmarathontraining #thresholdrun #progressionrun #chesterhalfmarathon #polarrunning #runningcommunity #runnersofmastodon #oldguysrule