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Am I Old?

JerryK

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JerryK Community Regular
JerryK
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OK, this should burn some of my remaining posts until the magic 500 :lol:

I'll be turning 47 in June. Am I old? If I am old, how come I can still run 10 miles without breathing hard? If I'm not old, how will I know when I am? If you would have told me 20 years ago that

in my later 40s, I'd still be running, I don't know if I'd have believed it...yet here I am.

How do I know when to stop running? If/'when it hurts so bad I can no longer do it? Does it hurt

someone in their 40s..50s or beyond to run?

What do I do when I can no longer run and get that uplifting zap of endorphins?

j

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CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
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Uh, yeah, you're old ... so am I.

My dad is 70 and had to quit playing racquetball because of his arthritis. He still is a weightlifter and passes for more than 10 years younger than he is.

You will know when you need to stop running.

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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I can't comment on the running issue. But, most older people that I know talk about their bathroom issues, and you have exhausted that issue!

Yeah, ya look buff and earned some bragging rights. After running, I guess you can take up knitting, I understand that's a rush.

JerryK Community Regular
JerryK
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Uh, yeah, you're old ... so am I.

My dad is 70 and had to quit playing racquetball because of his arthritis. He still is a weightlifter and passes for more than 10 years younger than he is.

You will know when you need to stop running.

Yeah, but how will I KNOW...is it when the AARP magazine starts coming?

Is it when I can no longer be bothered to run?

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
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Yeah, but how will I KNOW...is it when the AARP magazine starts coming?

Is it when I can no longer be bothered to run?

No, it's when your legs can't take it anymore...

Ashley Enthusiast
Ashley
Posted

You're only old if lose the spirit of having fun.

As for the running, I have no idea about that. :blink: Didn't know you could be too old to exercise and run. If it were me, I'd take everything at the pace that is comfortable. The body's a complex things. Go with instincts. And obviously don't do anything dangerous.

-Ash

Teacher1958 Apprentice
Teacher1958
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You are definitely not old, because you are younger than me, and I am not old, so therefore, how could you be old? :lol:

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elye Community Regular
elye
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Okay, Jerry...Have these things started happening to you?:

You're sitting on a park bench, and a Boy Scout comes up and helps you cross your legs.

In a hostage situation, you are released first.

You're constantly talking about the price of gasoline.

You've worn black socks with sandals.

If not, you're not old yet. But I think my husband is. :)

confused Community Regular
confused
Posted

Heck if running hurts makes u old, then i was old in jr high. I have an track injury, i pulled the liagments out of my thigh muscles and it hurts like heck from time to time. But of course i still run when i feel good lol.

I think age is just an number, my dad is 72 and he runs cirlces around me. A couiple of yrs ago my other neighbor passed away and she was 98, she was still gardening and playing with the grandkids and she cold run cirlces around my dad lol.

I refuse to grow old that is why i had 5 kids lol

paula

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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Okay, Jerry...Have these things started happening to you?:

You're sitting on a park bench, and a Boy Scout comes up and helps you cross your legs.

In a hostage situation, you are released first.

You're constantly talking about the price of gasoline.

You've worn black socks with sandals.

If not, you're not old yet. But I think my husband is. :)

:lol::lol::lol:

My hubby would like to wear the socks with sandals (for comfort he says) but I FORBID IT!!!!!!

JerryK Community Regular
JerryK
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:lol::lol::lol:

My hubby would like to wear the socks with sandals (for comfort he says) but I FORBID IT!!!!!!

OK, I've been known to wear white socks with sandals...that's not dorky enough to count right?

I don't talk about the price of gas, but I sure think about it. :)

Nantzie Collaborator
Nantzie
Posted
I'll be turning 47 in June. Am I old?

No sir.

JerryK Community Regular
JerryK
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No sir.

How about this:

I hate rap music...I don't get it.

Body piercings? Whatever for? Why would a pretty girl want to make holes in her face? No need to bother talking about tongue or other piercings..or body modifications....

What's the point of wearing your jeans tightly belted below your buttocks, so you can barely walk? Am I supposed to be impressed that you can afford boxers and pull them up above your navel?

If you are going to wear a baseball cap, why wear it off to the side tilted funny?

If you come to work dressed like a hooker or a gangster, what type of impression are you trying to make on those with the power to promote you?

Yes your music is too loud! Not only does it hurt my ears, I wonder how much damage you are

doing to yours.

Text messaging? Why not just call the person?

No, I don't think jeans on girls look better--so tight that they have "muffin top" and you can see

their butt crack when they bend over.

Nantzie Collaborator
Nantzie
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How about this:

I hate rap music...I don't get it.

Body piercings? Whatever for? Why would a pretty girl want to make holes in her face? No need to bother talking about tongue or other piercings..or body modifications....

What's the point of wearing your jeans tightly belted below your buttocks, so you can barely walk? Am I supposed to be impressed that you can afford boxers and pull them up above your navel?

If you are going to wear a baseball cap, why wear it off to the side tilted funny?

If you come to work dressed like a hooker or a gangster, what type of impression are you trying to make on those with the power to promote you?

Yes your music is too loud! Not only does it hurt my ears, I wonder how much damage you are

doing to yours.

Text messaging? Why not just call the person?

No, I don't think jeans on girls look better--so tight that they have "muffin top" and you can see

their butt crack when they bend over.

Crap. That means I'm old too.

I'm still waiting for perms to come back. In fact, I'm getting to the point where I'm so old I kinda don't care if they come back. I'm just sick of this flat hair thing.

Nancy

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lonewolf
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How about this:

I hate rap music...I don't get it.

Body piercings? Whatever for? Why would a pretty girl want to make holes in her face? No need to bother talking about tongue or other piercings..or body modifications....

What's the point of wearing your jeans tightly belted below your buttocks, so you can barely walk? Am I supposed to be impressed that you can afford boxers and pull them up above your navel?

If you are going to wear a baseball cap, why wear it off to the side tilted funny?

If you come to work dressed like a hooker or a gangster, what type of impression are you trying to make on those with the power to promote you?

Yes your music is too loud! Not only does it hurt my ears, I wonder how much damage you are

doing to yours.

Text messaging? Why not just call the person?

No, I don't think jeans on girls look better--so tight that they have "muffin top" and you can see

their butt crack when they bend over.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Thanks for the laugh. You're not old, just smart.

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
Posted
I don't talk about the price of gas, but I sure think about it. :)

You are SO busted! You even made a post here about gas prices!!

Socks with sandals is only okay if you're a granola and are wearing Birkenstocks ... we used to live in a college town and Birkies with socks was okay. No other sandals were okay with socks.

Sweetfudge Community Regular
Sweetfudge
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Okay, Jerry...Have these things started happening to you?:

You're sitting on a park bench, and a Boy Scout comes up and helps you cross your legs.

In a hostage situation, you are released first.

You're constantly talking about the price of gasoline.

You've worn black socks with sandals.

If not, you're not old yet. But I think my husband is. :)

lol :P those were cute

How about this:

I hate rap music...I don't get it.

Body piercings? Whatever for? Why would a pretty girl want to make holes in her face? No need to bother talking about tongue or other piercings..or body modifications....

What's the point of wearing your jeans tightly belted below your buttocks, so you can barely walk? Am I supposed to be impressed that you can afford boxers and pull them up above your navel?

If you are going to wear a baseball cap, why wear it off to the side tilted funny?

If you come to work dressed like a hooker or a gangster, what type of impression are you trying to make on those with the power to promote you?

Yes your music is too loud! Not only does it hurt my ears, I wonder how much damage you are

doing to yours.

Text messaging? Why not just call the person?

No, I don't think jeans on girls look better--so tight that they have "muffin top" and you can see

their butt crack when they bend over.

hm, i say, these things don't make you old, just mature. i agree w/ you on most of this, but I say it's just the new generation trends. i don't think you're old until you feel old! you're younger than my parents, and i don't think they're old. my mom just got a boob job, found herself, and got in shape. and i think she looks younger than ever :) just take care of yourself, and keep running as long as you can ;) that's one thing i need to start doing....

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
Posted
you're younger than my parents, and i don't think they're old.

See, Jerry, you're old ... when married people say that you're younger than their parents, you're old! :lol::lol::lol:

Sweetfudge, you're right though, I couldn't resist! I am only a few years younger than Jerry, but I feel that I'm "less old" than I was a few years ago, if that makes sense. It's all in the attitude.

SunnyDyRain Enthusiast
SunnyDyRain
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Body piercings? Whatever for? Why would a pretty girl want to make holes in her face? No need to bother talking about tongue or other piercings..or body modifications....

Text messaging? Why not just call the person?

As a pretty girl with a hole in her face, I have to say the draw for me to get it was to shock people(that was five years ago) , but the draw to keep it is really that I like to see a sparkly thingy in my nose and it makes me look cute!

Well I don't want to interrupt them, texting is for less important than calling but more important than e-mail.

Get it now you old fogey?

P.S. As far as "physical age"... your younger than me. I don't run, I never did run, I risked failing gym class over the "mile run" that I walked briskly doing. My whole philosphy on running is - Sure skinny people can run, they don't have to move as much as me! If they had to lug around my ass and my boobs, they wouldn't be running either!

angel-jd1 Community Regular
angel-jd1
Posted
OK, I've been known to wear white socks with sandals...that's not dorky enough to count right?

I don't talk about the price of gas, but I sure think about it. :)

The color of the socks don't matter Jerry.......it's the concept. Socks DO NOT belong with sandals!!!! Oh goodness...............you SO told on yourself on this one!!

-Jessica :rolleyes:

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted
The color of the socks don't matter Jerry.......it's the concept. Socks DO NOT belong with sandals!!!! Oh goodness...............you SO told on yourself on this one!!

-Jessica :rolleyes:

:lol: LOL!! Yes ,exactly - I don't care what colour or if they're Birkenstocks it's NO NO NO!!!!! -DON'T DO IT!!! :lol:;)

elye Community Regular
elye
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Jerry, Jerry....much like the situation when it became common knowledge that Vincent sports a mullet, I am calling for an immediate intervention. NEVER should socks (any colour) be paired with sandals (any kind). Even old men cannot get away with this! Maybe that's why terrorists historically let the old guys out of hijacked planes first--they are in socks and sandals, and are pitied. :rolleyes:

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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Jerry, Jerry....much like the situation when it became common knowledge that Vincent sports a mullet, I am calling for an immediate intervention. NEVER should socks (any colour) be paired with sandals (any kind). Even old men cannot get away with this! Maybe that's why terrorists historically let the old guys out of hijacked planes first--they are in socks and sandals, and are pitied. :rolleyes:

Indeed, indeed....but WAIT...have you heard???.....Vincent has had his MULLET CUT!!!!!!! :o

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

OMG....

This is news. How could I have missed such vital information?! You see, not only can I not make the time to post as much as others, I cannot find the time to simply check in and see what's new. Vincent, great stuff! (I hope Vincent does not wear socks with sandals)...

Nantzie Collaborator
Nantzie
Posted

Adding on to my age...

I want to know when exactly "Rocker Hair" turned into a "mullet"

All the cool guys in high school had rocker hair.

Vincent's went beyond rocker hair though. Looks nice short.

Nancy

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