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GratefulCitizen · 12-21-2008, 15:59

It's amazing the willpower and discipline that can manifest in FOGs.

My old man was overweight and out-of-shape when he was 48.
A friend of his waved an entry form for some upcoming road race in front of him as a dare to get back in shape.

At age 50, he ran a 10k in 33:54 and a 15k in 51:20.
(He may have had some faster times, and he had some good ones all the way down to the 1500m, but my google-fu is a bit weak to find them.)

Thanks for the story.
I'll have to wave it in front of my old man as a dare, he's about to turn 65 and is a Melbourne native.

12-21-2008, 15:59	#6
GratefulCitizen Area Commander Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Page/Lake Powell, Arizona Posts: 3,426	It's amazing the willpower and discipline that can manifest in FOGs. My old man was overweight and out-of-shape when he was 48. A friend of his waved an entry form for some upcoming road race in front of him as a dare to get back in shape. At age 50, he ran a 10k in 33:54 and a 15k in 51:20. (He may have had some faster times, and he had some good ones all the way down to the 1500m, but my google-fu is a bit weak to find them.) Thanks for the story. I'll have to wave it in front of my old man as a dare, he's about to turn 65 and is a Melbourne native. __________________ __________________ Waiting for the perfect moment is a fruitless endeavor. Make a decision, and then make it the right one through your actions. "Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap." -Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NIV)
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