MFR 81: Critical Information for 'All' Runners about 'Older' Runners

A critical message for all runners about older runners One topic that doesn’t get much attention in running magazines, on online sites, and in blogs, is older runners, senior runners, masters runners – yikes! There lies one of the problems: what word to use. That alone is a semantics nightmare. You don’t want to offend anyone, for sure. I know I don’t; so, in this podcast, I simply say ‘older’ runners, which is exactly what I mean.

The one thing every human being shares is the inevitable knowledge, that with every day, we are all one day older. Quite a bit of trepidation accompanies that knowledge, even for young people. Oh, they don’t give it much thought, but somewhere, in some corner of their brain, they do worry about getting old, and that’s why even very young people need the information in this podcast.

The fact is that if you do just one thing, keep running, you can completely transform the last half of your life to make it as enjoyable and active as the first half – or moreso. You can extend middle age throughout the end of your life. With every year, more and more research proves this. That is both amazing and exciting, and if young people keep that in mind and take care of their bodies, even when they’re young, the chance of living an extremely vital, healthy, active life until the end of life, is even greater.

Happily, older runners can forget looking anything like the stereotype of ‘old.’

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In this Mojo for Running podcast we look at the terminology, about how your running may be affected as you get older, how to counteract the negative effects of aging on runners, and how to maintain most of your speed as you age. We will also take a look at the amazing accomplishments of older runners.