TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
ASHIS ROY

Well, today is a day off. One of my rare rest days that I actually force myself to take. I take them about a quarter as often as I should, but anyway, if I use someone as my inspiration on a rest day – that doesn’t mean they inspire laziness. It means they are inspiring me to train smarter.

Ashis Roy, or more properly Dr. Ashis Roy is, in the vein of Ed Whitlock and Yoshihisa Hosaka, an elite marathoner of advanced years who is quite simply defying age and the supposedly inevitable breakdown of the human body.

He was 52 when he ran his first marathon. He is now 76, has run over 85 official marathons, and is gunning for his 100th before he turns 80.

Leaving aside for a moment the fact that this man’s life story includes stints as a Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force and a career as a cardiologist, one can’t help but be inspired by the physical challenges he has taken on in a stage of life where far too many people are letting the body wind down. Dr. Roy is the first Indian and first Asian to accomplish a variety of age-related marathon feats, and has finished first in his age category in numerous international marathons, including Cleveland, Cincinatti and Prague. He has run marathons in 21 different countries…and counting.

TODAY: DAY OFF!

I am going to do something I don’t know if Dr. Ashis Roy has ever done…rest and take it easy.

Well, not a complete and total rest day.

ABS
Crunches x 100
Crunches x 70
Crunches x 60
Straight Leg Raises x 80

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