Last month at my favorite writers retreat, I was talking with a friend about my running, and that I'd just run my first 50-miler (hey, she asked). She shook her head. "How did you ever do something like that?" she wondered. I told her about my "year of being 50" activities and the stuff I'd …
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Give Me the Running
Student: I'm reaching for the light, please help me. Teacher: Forget about the light. Give me the reaching. Two years ago, October 9, 2011, I crossed the finish line in Chicago and completed my first marathon. At the time, I considered it a transformative event. Before then, I was just a runner. Now I was …
Long Runs: Training the Brain
Recently a fellow 40+ runner posted his experience (so far) in training for his first half and full marathon, and asked his readers for advice. For better or worse, I gave him my thoughts. He thought they were pretty good, although I understand his attorney is now trying to contact me. He must be a …
Oh, No! Our Children are too Slow!
A few days ago I was on the MarketWatch website, a site dedicated mainly to stocks and other financial matters. So as I was checking my progress toward overtaking Warren Buffet (*), I was surprised to find this headline on the main page: Boomers to Gen X and Y: Run Faster The article pointed out …
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