I had known it for quite a while. If you want to keep running at your usual level, but you get older, you need to do strength training. Just running isn’t enough anymore! And I know you don’t necessarily need equipment for that, as you can use your body weight, but I figured I preferred working with weights. If you use your body weight, you might have to do very balancy things. You might do your squats one-legged, for instance. But I tend to do my exercises before I've had coffee, and I generally don't feel very balanced then.
I decided that if I wanted to buy weights, I preferred to buy them secondhand. I'm sure there are plenty of people who buy weights and then realise they don't use them. And the only thing that weights do is have a certain weight. I don't think they suffer from much wear and tear. And I thought that the Christmas holiday would be a good time to go in try to do that. I would have time to go somewhere and pick them up. Weights are not something you want to ship…
I found some on Facebook marketplace, and contacted the seller. We sorted out transfer for the next day. It worked out fine. So that very day I could start. I did some light googling to see what exercises are recommended for runners, and with what I found I thought I'd start with a basic set of weighted squats, lunges, and heal lifts. With only 10 kg on the bar to start with.
That set is now part of my morning routine. I like it! And I intend to build it up a bit. And I think it's a good sign that if I see my barbell in the corner it's a bit like seeing a bar of chocolate. I'm tempted to have a little go, even if I've already had some that day. So I'm optimistic that I will be able to use them in the coming time to maintain my strength. And with that, hopefully my running capacity!
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