I ran from the 60's to about '98 or '. Varied from 5 per day to ten, good deal of it was with a rucksack and 40 lbs of sand, 5 mi, 3 days a week. Then I FINALLY got hurt and had to lay off a bit, first time ever. Doc said this: You cannot run all your life, but you can walk, but keep up the running and you are gonna be so banged up that you will not be able to walk."Anybody run???"
I run 6 miles a day.
Been doing that for years.
Works for me.
I'm 44.
Used to run a lot. Ran a few half marathons and a bunch of 5 and 10K's. No more. The old knees and ankles can't take the pounding. It catches up to most everyone that runs a lot, although there are some that have and extremely smooth style that lets them go longer. Now it's elliptical. Same cardio benefit and no damage to joints. Plus I can watch TV.
What military are you in? What happened to weight standards. I saw guys get the boot with 14 years service that were only a few lbs over weight by the tables. At 6'2" IIRC my weight limit when I was 47 was 212, maybe 214 MAX...??????????I’m still on active duty and do run, but not like I useto. Instead of short or long runs I do a fartlek workout/elliptical run combo.For me, I get more out of it. Also, for those with running ambitions beyond aflat screen TV, make damn sure you're changing out your shoes about every twomonths or so. Especially if you’re a heavy runner and getting crusty like me(47yrs/5'8/254) - be cheap and don’t - you'll get a sports injury and be setback.