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The Running Age – Coming to Running at 40, 50, 60, 70!

Aged 57 or 58 I looked at the results from my first public run and I was astounded to discover that everyone over 40 is considered a ‘veteran’! The running fraternity used to discriminate against women; is ageism also rife in the sports community? The London Times newspaper is fond of health and fitness articles

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Coming to running: ‘That’s Lyth’ – Going the distance!

For all runners, but especially older runners I’m an advocate of ‘long and slow’. There are plenty of events to challenge you, from 10k, marathons and half-marathons, 50k, 50 miles, 100k, even more. Training for distance running requires some special considerations. The body adapts to what you do. Run 10k over and over again and,

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