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05-31-2003, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 758
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Need A Laugh...
Just had to share this, even if it was a big blow to my ego LOL.
I'm 35 years old and feeling pretty proud of myself. I've lost 105 pounds and I'm able to get in a pretty good work out each day. I'm up to walking for 5 minutes at 3.0 and then jogging for 1 minute at 4.1 and keeping that up for my 30 minutes on the treadmill.
So there I am yesterday, doing my time on the treadmill, when this elderly man gets on the treadmill next to me. He had to be at least in his 70's. He got on the treadmill and hooked the emergency stop thing to the waist band of his pants. I was thinking, "Oh, he's afraid that he might fall or get sick, but he's here doing this anyway. Good for him!).
Imagine my surprise when this man starts the treadmill and takes off at a jog of 5.0. Of course that was just his warm-up, By the time I picked my jaw up off the ground, he had worked his way up to 8.0 and was running along and barely breaking a sweat.
Suddenly I'm feeling VERY out of shape!!
ROTFLMAO!!!
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05-31-2003, 09:46 AM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: vermont
Posts: 647
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Wow great for him! maybe when you are his age you will be running that much . I cant wait until i can run for more than a minute. Right now i am just happy i can walk 2 mile without dying. Your such and insipration!
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05-31-2003, 01:14 PM
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Future marathon runner
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 817
S/C/G: 310/185/Where my body takes me
Height: 5'8"
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Wow I hope I can run like that someday!
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05-31-2003, 01:23 PM
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WW on-line since 1/1/2009
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Mississippi, USA
Posts: 2,332
S/C/G: see ticker
Height: 5'5"
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ROTFLMAO! Just goes to show us how age is all a number....
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05-31-2003, 01:35 PM
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Gonna fly now!
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Midwest
Posts: 214
S/C/G: 280/280/150
Height: 5'6
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Whoa, that guy rocks!
But you know what ~ SO DO YOU ! ! ! Congrats on an awesome weight loss and for all of that great running!
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05-31-2003, 04:50 PM
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if only she'd lose weight
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Midwest, USA
Posts: 3,249
S/C/G: 360/see ticker/180
Height: 5'7
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Quote:
Originally posted by dowsx4
Right now i am just happy i can walk 2 mile without dying.
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Right there w/ya, babe!!!!
Good for him, though, what an inspiration!!
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05-31-2003, 07:35 PM
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Old Cackler
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: northern New Jersey
Posts: 7,525
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look at it this way: HE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH HIS DAY!!! well, maybe that's an overstatement. but at my gym, there's a bunch of elderly men that spend their entire mornings doing laps in the pool. they must log at least a mile and a half every day. this is how they spend their days!
Bless them all, but don't compare yourself to them. if you could spend most of your day at the gym, you'd be outrunning him too!!!
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06-01-2003, 01:27 AM
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Lil Hippie Vegan Mommy
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Arizona
Posts: 63
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He was probably hiding his sweat and fatigue...he saw a pretty young girl next to him and he just HAD to show her up
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06-01-2003, 11:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Douglasville, Ga, USA
Posts: 346
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How inspiring each of you are! You are both working at your own fitness levels and each doing a great job of it. I haven't exercised yet today but I will and I'll try to up my time just a minute or two in appreciation of both of your accomplishments!
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06-01-2003, 12:28 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 734
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LOL@Chibit. You could be right. I just hope I'm able to run at all when I'm his age. I'm 40 now and cant so I've got to get to work huh?? I do walk every day, 4 miles in an hour, but running would kill me.
Miki
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06-01-2003, 01:13 PM
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Long Time Member
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: USA
Posts: 6,125
Height: 5'6
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That's really funny!! But you should be really proud fo yourself. You have been doing great and really sticking with it!!
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06-02-2003, 02:59 PM
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Beauty, Brawn and Brains!
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: California
Posts: 3,010
S/C/G: 298(O)/268.2(RS)/247.9.0/175.0
Height: 5'9''
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I wonder if he has a girlfriend.
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06-03-2003, 11:40 AM
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#13
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Losin It For GOOD!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,131
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There was an older man just like that at my gym... I just made it my goal to be able to be on the treadmill doing what I was doing at his age!!
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