AgingRacefully

You don't have to be young to get started runner ultra's 😉

A new start after 60: I ran a 100km ultramarathon at 70 – despite my arthritis Ken Campbell says he never liked sport, but then one day he kept his wife company on a trail run and discovered the joy of being out in the wild

Another amazing 50plus athlete Christy Boris out there getting ultra's done. Cool story around how the Ghost Train Trail came to be also (they say some sales people can sell ice to Eskimos, but hey could sell it in Boston 😁)

An ultra-amazing achievement Can you imagine anyone running 100 miles? Can you imagine anyone wanting to run 100 miles? I can’t. For some of us, 100 miles is a long drive. But running in a 100-mile race was a goal Christy Boris of Templeton set for herself – a very tough...

I'm chasing mental challenges as I get more miles in my legs and can run longer, but I'm not sure I'd like this Broken Ghost to appear while I'm hallucinating!

Videotape a Brocken Ghost walking alone in the mist, and it’s terrifying A British ultramarathon runner named Chris Randall has recorded on video a brocken spectrum while walking alone in the mist of a mountain. and she took scared

Advice from the best in the world - all relevant regardless of age! How many are you doing? What would you add?
1. Adapt your schedule to fit your circumstances
2. Know each run’s purpose
3. Conduct a regular fitness test
4. Lay a firm base
5. Embrace easy running
6. Find the right diet for you

6 ways to train like Kilian Jornet The mountain GOAT recently wrote an in-depth blog detailing his 2022 training. Here are six takeaways for runners of all abilities

Gary Crilley seems like a bit of a good bu**er...

Trail runner keen to share track knowledge with others Gary Crilley wants to help others find more trail tracks.

Nice to hear that we're going to get better through our 50's, 60's and 70's ;-) Vicki Romanin talks about her age category winning effort in the Tor des Geants TOR330.

Whistler ultramarathoner Vicki Romanin proves age is just a number At 62 years young, Romanin finishes gruelling TOR 330 race first in her age group

Running stories from runners who have started later in life don't get much better than this!

‘Running completes me’: she ran her first marathon at 58; next, a 100km race A 66-year old single mum who took up running less than 20 years ago, Pushpa Bhatt reveals how joining a 7km race jolted her out of sedentary middle age.

After completing marathons in every state in the U.S., Joe Lepkowski reckons he might be ready for an ultra at 61 years young. I'm in two minds about it. He'll obviously complete it, he seems like that kind of person, but how do you look back on all those marathons only to realise there's a better kind of running out there 🤣 Come on Joe, come experience the freedom of ultra trail running!

Former Clymer Resident Completes Marathons In All 50 States A former Clymer resident recently completed his goal of running a marathon race in all 50 states. Joe Lepkowski, who started running in his 30s, competed in his 80th marathon Oct. 23. At 61 years of age, he finally achieved his goal after working hard to pursue his dream of running marathons. “It....

Another amazing athlete. Mary Nolan Hickey from Arklow finishes the Dublin Marathon in 5:42.03. She's run every Dublin Marathon since it started in 1980!

Mary Nolan Hickey (70) gears up for challenge of completing her 41st Dublin City Marathon SEVENTY-year-old Arklow woman Mary Hickey Nolan, one of just six active runners who have completed every single Dublin City Marathon, is busy gearing herself up for her 41st run this weekend.

Thanks for sharing Sally Jane. The washing can indeed wait for 3 days 🤣 https://fb.watch/geIXydR4iT/

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Are you training to run a marathon? How about a little inspiration from Sigrid Eichner? She’s done it over 2,300 times! 😮 Sigrid Eichner joined colleagues for a run in her forties, and that’s how it all started. She is now the woman who’s run the most marathons in the world and she keeps going, showing that age is just a number.💪 via DW News

He's not 50, but I bet he feels it today! What an amazing effort. His toes??!! 😯🤮

Nedd Brockmann arrives in Sydney after epic 3800km run Thousands of people packed the promenade at Bondi Beach to cheer Nedd Brockmann’s arrival after his epic journey on foot from Cottlesloe Beach in Perth.

And they're off! Good luck to everyone running Taupo Ultramarathon today! Wish we were there with you!