AgingRacefully

13/12/2022

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

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

24/11/2022

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 😁)

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...

23/11/2022

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!

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

18/11/2022

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

The mountain GOAT recently wrote an in-depth blog detailing his 2022 training. Here are six takeaways for runners of all abilities

16/11/2022

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

Gary Crilley wants to help others find more trail tracks.

14/11/2022

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.

At 62 years young, Romanin finishes gruelling TOR 330 race first in her age group

09/11/2022

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

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.

08/11/2022

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!

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....

31/10/2022

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!

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.

18/10/2022

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

17/10/2022

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

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.

14/10/2022

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