4-12-2011 Fitness?

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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Maples</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73428/4-12-2011-fitness#post_1993982"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><p> </p>
<p>  I am not trying for say to <strong>Tim</strong> or <strong>Bob's </strong> speed or anything, but I feel like I run too slow. </p>
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<p>Gee, I'm honored that you'd even put me and <strong>Tim</strong> in the same sentence when it comes to speed.  I look at folks like <strong>Tim</strong> and <strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Jen</strong> and <strong>Baggs</strong> and <strong>Coach</strong> (when he's in fighting shape) etc, and it almost makes me feel a little bummed about my pace.  Maybe that's not quite an accurate way of putting it... I mean, I'm happy with where I am, but I wish I could have a crappy day and still BQ like those guys can.  I can't speak for any of them, but I bet they look at guys like <strong>Pacer</strong> or <strong>PTom</strong> with a wee bit of envy about sub-3 marathons.  And I bet <strong>Pacer</strong> and <strong>PTom</strong> look at 2:30 marathoners the same way, etc.  In other words, unless you're the fastest guy in the world, there's always somebody you can look at who's faster than you. </p>
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<p>But you also gotta remember that there are plenty of people slower than you.  In fact, there are <strong>many</strong> more people slower than you than there are faster than you.  Even if you come in last place in your Age Group in a race, you still did better than all the millions of people who were still asleep in bed or were watching TV on their couch.  Somebody once said, DFL (Dead Effin' Last) is better than DNF (Did Not Finish), and DNF is better than DNS (Did Not Start).  So you should be happy and damn proud of yourself just for the fact that you are out there.  If you keep at it and train smart, you will keep improving.  It may not seem like you're improving as fast as you want to.  But just remember, you could keep running for 30 or 40 more years, if you want.  You've got plenty of time.  And most importantly, <strong>have fun</strong>!</p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>duckgeek</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73428/4-12-2011-fitness/25#post_1994042"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;"></a><br><p> </p>
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<p>Myself, I rate higher in the age-graded tables as a miler than as a marathoner by significant margin.  This despite mostly training for the marathon! </p>
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<p>I think I'm the same way.  This is very un-scientific, since most of my running is done half-assedly.  I haven't looked at "age-graded tables" but I always seem to place better in my Age Group (i.e., in a higher percentile) in 5ks than I do in marathons.  And like you, this is despite mostly training for marathons. </p>