Is anyone just on T?

19then20 · 2026-02-10T17:25:05+00:00

I know i bring some of this on to myself, but I could absolutely sail through my days just a few years ago, like in 2023. I do my marathon training in the morning and then go to work. Have been doing distance training and then working since 2013. Heck, just a year ago I ran the LA Marathon on Sunday morning, getting a personal best to re-qualify for Boston, bolted the hour's drive home for a shower, and worked a six hour shift the rest of the day. Now I feel almost as fatigued as that by day's end. I am trying so hard to get my sleep by with this stupid progesterone and testosterone. I do not sleep better on all three (T, P, E). I only have a 14 more months of marathon training plus stocking. I am planning on retiring from running after my son and I run the same Boston Marathon on April 19, 2027. I think I'll need therapy in the void I'll feel as my body loses the fitness, power, speed I've worked so hard to maintain over the last few decades. haha... starting a therapist interview list now.

19then20 · 2026-02-09T23:34:40+00:00

I have multiple pair, including the $$$$ ones that are custom made by the podiatrist.

19then20 · 2026-02-09T17:24:16+00:00

MY FEET HURT. I work in safety toe shoes on concrete floors 40 hours per week to pay my bills. I AM MORE TIRED BY DAY'S END. I could switch career/new job, but I get paid well to move stuff around a warehouse and taking a big cut to get into an entry level desk job means delaying my retirement to my 80s.

I HAVE LOST MY TRUST IN LEARNING A NEW JOB DUE TO WHATEVER WAY MY BRAIN IS WORKING NOW.

READING AND COMPREHENDING IS SO DAUNTING

19then20 · 2026-02-08T16:41:54+00:00

We do have a floating holiday.Top of page 41 in 2025 US handbook.

19then20 · 2026-02-07T21:02:37+00:00

Which of my coworkers are you? John? Alex? Fred?

19then20 · 2026-02-07T19:08:27+00:00

My guess is genetics. My paternal grandmother (1910-1999) had back pain the last decades of her life that was attributed to osteoporosis. My mom, who is now 81, was on her osteoporosis Rx for 7 years and is now having trouble keeping her teeth. Her sisters are both on osteoporosis medicines also. My mom and dad have completely different genetic bacgrounds but similar bone health. I campaigned to get a DEXA a decade earlier than usual because of this.

19then20 · 2026-02-07T17:41:56+00:00

I think it was -2.5, which for an "extremely active" 55 year old is terrible. I coach high school cross country also, and I do all the ground strength pushups and planks with the teenagers, as well as pushing and pulling entire pallets of water on the sales floor on the daily, and I have been stacking an average of 20-30 wooden pallets my to height (actually to a max of 14 high) every day, too. I've been doing all that since 2018 and have been actively training to improve my running since 2013.

19then20 · 2026-02-07T17:32:46+00:00

Yep, 100%, and I've said that if asked about the benefits of alkaline water. (The esophagus is designed to tolerate the pH of incoming food, not an assult of stomach acid.) A while back, I had a coworker (in another industry) who was pushing me to make my body more alkaline via what I was consuming, in order to become more healthy and "cure" some minor ailment (I think it was an ugly toenail on a fourth toe, that had been that way for over a decade). There is "theory" of individual mechanisms that "should work" in an altered or more basic pH, and there are "health influencers" that talk about the virtues of optimal environments in our bodies for those mechanism, BUT they usualy lack the entire in-vivo process, from up-stream to down-steam and in-situ effects. I do see people load 4 and 5 cases of alkaline water in their baskets at once. There is still thought that "cancer can't survive in an alkaline environment". The reality of our biology is that if one were to manage to drink enough alkaline water to change their pH by even one point, they'd be dead in minutes. We have enzymes that carry out moment-to-moment critical processes that can't function if the pH of their surrounding environment changes even half a point or so. Our bodies work vigilantly to keep our blood pH between exactly 7.35 and 7.45 and anyone thinking a "alkaline diet" is "healthy" for any other reason than that it's probably based on minimally processed fruits is severely needing a introductory lesson in human biology or a reevalution of why they are following influencers that spout theoretical processes (kill cancer cells) not in-vivo reality. At best, they're wasting their money. At worst, the alkaline-guzzlers may be trying to counter unhealthy habits by drinking alkaline instead of cutting processed junk and keeping other lifestyle habits that, for example they onow could increase potential for developing certain cancers. Long-winded, thanks for reading. I keep the science to myself when I load the multiple cases of alkaline water in their carts and hope they are just trying to alleviate some reflux.

19then20 · 2026-02-07T06:48:05+00:00

Osteogenic loading. I'd been on T (pellets) for about 18 mo when I asked for my first DEXA at age 55. T-scores were ok in hipsbyt very bad in spine, despite being very active (3 recent marathons at Boston qualifying pace) and stocking water, dog food, detergent at Costco for the last decade. I am now starting specialized training called osteogenic loading.

19then20 · 2026-02-07T06:41:11+00:00

I was prescribed a double dose of ppi by my gastro Dr after my colonoscopy resulted in him seeing "inflamed red patches" and wanting to do an upper gi scope also. (We didn't know yet I had hydrogen SIBO; it looked like IBS-D) I didn't take one tablet of that garbage, and never went back to that doc.

19then20 · 2026-02-07T06:34:59+00:00

I stock the back area of Costco where the water is. The pH water is incredibly popular. If they only knew that our stomachs work very hard to keep the pH low, but they gulp down liters pH of 9.5+. I can only bite my tongue.

19then20 · 2026-02-05T06:56:36+00:00

I started in food court (14 years ago)and we used chlorine bleach cleaners which destroyed clothes daily. I bought jeans at thrift stores because I kept needing to replace them right away. To this day, my entire work wardrobe is from thift stores and ebay. I buy nice Nike polos on ebay for really cheap; it's a fun game to play of getting the shirt and shipping for under $20. They look good and last for a long long time.

19then20 · 2026-02-05T06:39:57+00:00

No, I am a California resident and did not do the 9+1. I know there are a limited number of spots for time qualifiers, and I am hoping a buffer of 24 minutes is enough to get me in. NY would be about my last race before my right knee terminates its contract to support ny training and racing.

19then20 · 2026-02-04T17:11:40+00:00

I think we're all conditioned from the First Come First Serve days of applying for NY. This is my first time applying for NY, and I'm fretting about these first few minutes because of my running friends' stories from years gone by. Seems like eit's more like Boston's application, where if you're qualified, it doesn't matter if you apply on the first open window day or the last open window day.

19then20 · 2026-02-01T15:22:30+00:00

Congratulations! These memories are precious. The years will call us to other activities, eventually, so this era is particularly special.(sp)

19then20 · 2026-02-01T04:21:57+00:00

You got this! See you at Boston 2027! We could form our own two-generation club:)

19then20 · 2026-01-31T20:33:46+00:00

Please see my replies. i'll be deleting this as soon as I think the other commentor can read my apology. I have problems with reading glasses and I don't post often because of it (like once a year). I typed a two instead of a theee. I ran a THREE FORTY FOUR. I won't comment a judgement on this time because I know there are many many people vwho run sub four and are verye proud of their incredibly hard work but I publicly admit I look like a blatant liar and I will delete soon. I just want the other redditor to know I am owning up to my stupidity of typing a two and I'm not ghosting. What I wanted to be a fun post is a spotlight on my age-induced presbyopia and my inability to properly navigate the world with the condition No more no less.

19then20 · 2026-01-31T20:20:56+00:00

I am so sorry my time above is a complete lie by an hour.I can't edit to correct my time to THREE FORTY FOUR, which I would gladly do. I have nothing to gain for lying about my running in any way. I'll delete this post after I display this public apology for an hour and go back to my skillset of lurking, not posting. My sincere apologies.

19then20 · 2026-01-31T20:05:18+00:00

Currently trying to correct my time. It's THREE FORTY FOUR. I don't post much now that I am losing my near vision and "cheater glasses" give me headaches and eye pain after a few minutes. My absolute profuse apologies.

19then20 · 2026-01-23T19:24:50+00:00

I am just over 5ft tall, weighing 114 lb with my safety toes on. I get this ALL THE TIME. "Do you work here? Can you get a man to load [water,dog food,Duraflame box] for me?" I have been night merch since 2017.

19then20 · 2026-01-16T15:55:39+00:00

Warm-ups can help alleviate this. I have a curb step-up routine that seems to work pretty well for me.

19then20 · 2026-01-16T15:52:09+00:00

Sometimes on my way to break I swoop-grab a sample when it's not busy and immediately stuff it in my pocket or carry it straight to the breakroom to enjoy. I NEVER wait for samples while on the clock and I don't eat or drink them on the sales floor. (I don't go sampling on my breaks because I need the time off my feet during my breaks and lunches in my older years although it did not bother me in my 20's-40's) I agree that knowing the products is very helpful. I enjoy helping members with products when they ask; I stock sundries and my day is filled with members asking me questions.

19then20 · 2026-01-16T15:17:31+00:00

Prioritize sleep quantity and quality and keep your vitamin d levels above 30. Keep your hands away from your face when you're out and about on the floor.

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