Retirement

[antongould]

Advice is a favourite pastime of the old and retired. I'm retired longer than I was a worker, and I spent an inordinate number of hours at golf and fishing for twenty years or so. Wonderful. Then I retired from them for reasons other than decrepitude, though a heart attack did interrupt proceedings. When the Bach Christmas came about - was it 2005? - I got involved and that became my fishing and golf. I had always been a big Bach fan too. Then Seamus Heaney happened just in time, and poetry in general found a place in my generous free time. I had also developed a 'fitness' regime - going for regular walks, and swimming These I still do, especially since my surgery for lung cancer three years ago - the surgery being possible for me because of my fitness at 80. Since then I have taken up with the delightful Emily Dickinson whose poetry I am studying quite seriously. Throughout all of these adventures I have the constant challenge of my dear wife - she keeps me on my toes as she possesses that great virtue of always being right. She is younger than me by one calendar month. We both agree that it is likely that the Johnson Administration will see us out. Maybe sell us out as well.

Inspirational IMVVHO Padraig .......

[vinteuil]

Advice is a favourite pastime of the old and retired. I'm retired longer than I was a worker, and I spent an inordinate number of hours at golf and fishing for twenty years or so. Wonderful. Then I retired from them for reasons other than decrepitude, though a heart attack did interrupt proceedings. When the Bach Christmas came about - was it 2005? - I got involved and that became my fishing and golf. I had always been a big Bach fan too. Then Seamus Heaney happened just in time, and poetry in general found a place in my generous free time. I had also developed a 'fitness' regime - going for regular walks, and swimming These I still do, especially since my surgery for lung cancer three years ago - the surgery being possible for me because of my fitness at 80. Since then I have taken up with the delightful Emily Dickinson whose poetry I am studying quite seriously. Throughout all of these adventures I have the constant challenge of my dear wife - she keeps me on my toes as she possesses that great virtue of always being right. She is younger than me by one calendar month. We both agree that it is likely that the Johnson Administration will see us out. Maybe sell us out as well.

... inspirational indeed, a lovely take on things. And there was I, thinking I could chuck it in pretty soon - and you at eighty three, all guns blazing! - well, I'd better lay down a few more decent bottles to keep me going for the next decade or two...


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[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I took up the challenge of the weekly Saturday morning parkruns recently, and I can now smugly achieve regular times and positions that are better than most other runners of a less advanced age.

The only downside is that they start at 9.00 a.m. - the same time as Record Review - so I have to run fast so as not to miss any of Building a Library.

[cloughie]

... in my younger days I wore contact lenses, and was quite happy walking in the rain. ("There's no such thing as bad weather - only bad clothing.. ")
With spectacles, rain removes any joy to be derived from walking.

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Yes, but spectacles keep the strong cold winds out of your eyes.

[vinteuil]

Yes, but spectacles keep the strong cold winds out of your eyes.

... I keep the strong cold winds out of my eyes by staying indoors, chucking another log on the fire, putting a Haydn quartet in the CD player, and opening another bottle of claret...

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[Padraig]

... I keep the strong cold winds out of my eyes by staying indoors, chucking another log on the fire, putting a Haydn quartet in the CD player, and opening another bottle of claret...

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Another?!

[vinteuil]

Another?!

... o it's always 'another'. In much the same way as - you never 'read' a book : it's always the case that you're 're-reading' a book




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[teamsaint]

I took up the challenge of the weekly Saturday morning parkruns recently, and I can now smugly achieve regular times and positions that are better than most other runners of a less advanced age.

The only downside is that they start at 9.00 a.m. - the same time as Record Review - so I have to run fast so as not to miss any of Building a Library.

Hurrah !! Another runner.
I went back to running in the summer, when a local group put on a 5/10 k trail run.
Like you I have since disccovered parkrun, which is a really fantastic scheme.
You are doing well if you are back in time for BaL !! i can probably just about get back to the car for the start. i have only done three, but certainly will do some more. It is a terrific way for people of all abilities to run together, and just enjoy the activity.
Even though I have played a fair bit of sport, I never really enjoyed running, but I honestly really enjoy it now. I went for a 4/5k run in todays horrible weather .Lovely.
The trick I think is to know what you want out of it, which in my case is to be able to exercise for half an hour.

But the PB on parkrun is always there waiting to be challenged.......

If anybody does fancy starting running from scratch, the NHS “ Couch to 5K “ is really popular, and definitely works for a lot of people. There are lots of local groups of beginners doing such schemes, so well worth investigating. Running with other people, at least some of the time, I find very helpful, though running in my own in the countryside is also very rewarding.

[vinteuil]

Hurrah !! Another runner..

... and how's the knees?

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[Serial_Apologist]

Another?!

You have to say that in a strong Bristolian accent.

[vinteuil]

You have to say that in a strong Bristolian accent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyxm8cjMSCo

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[teamsaint]

... and how's the knees?

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Fine thanks, but to be treated carefully !
Serious answer. I have some minor issues with my right knee,have done for years but 5 months of regular running seems to have helped, if anything.
I mix road and grass running, and don’t overdo the distances. Other people in our running group tend to say the same, though damage to the knees is a potential problem to be aware of.

[vinteuil]

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... mme v took up running some years back but gave up coz of (a) knees and (b) god it was so boring.

She does however do badminton once a week, so is more virtuous than I am.


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[teamsaint]

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... mme v took up running some years back but gave up coz of (a) knees and (b) god it was so boring.

She does however do badminton once a week, so is more virtuous than I am.


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Yep, badminton probably more fun. I always thought running was boring also. But it’s in the mind. Once I got round that trail run, ( without stopping, 2 big hills ) I got a lot of confidence , and suddenly it stopped being boring. Can’t run with music at all though. Need to keep a good steady breathing rhythm, and the music rhythms just cross over too much. Lots of folk listen to podcasts apparently. The NHS couch to 5 k scheme tells you what to do on your phone/ listening device as you run and build up yout distance in real time apparently.

I’m not sure how virtuous an activity badminton is.......... nice social sport though .

[Dave2002]

... I keep the strong cold winds out of my eyes by staying indoors, chucking another log on the fire, putting a Haydn quartet in the CD player, and opening another bottle of claret...

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But do you start at 9am? ... and is the "another bottle" the one after the 7am slurp?