Nicholas Geti wrote:

> Does building a stone retaining wall count as exercise for a 69 year old? I

Why are you doing that? Are your stones about to start rolling? Let them

roll and put some grass.

> can send a progress picture of it if you like. I don't think I can pass

> though running tests however.

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Ed Leafe" <ed@leafe.com>

> To: "ProFox Mailing List" <profox@leafe.com>

> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 8:51 PM

> Subject: [OT] Personal Goal Reached

>

>

> As many of you know, I have another life away from the keyboard as a

> soccer referee. For the basic grade (i.e., you aren't working

> professional games) there is no actual fitness test requirement, but

> the tests are offered to everyone. The targets are based on your age

> and on your grade, so for a 45+ guy who wants to move up to the next

> level, I have to do the following things one after the other:

>

> • Run 1800m in 12 minutes. That's 4.5 times around a standard track.

> • Then run a 50m dash in 9.5 seconds

> • Then run a 200m dash in 40 seconds.

>

> .