Starting
This is not a new years resolution post, as I really don’t like those nor do I like making big dramatic announcements, but I have to start some where and this is my documentation.
Category: Running Long Distance At Middle Age
I wanted to run for myself and learn to run long distance….at 51. So this is my personal stories of starting from scratch to learn to endurance run, long distances. I started at 51. I tried to do three separate Ultramarathons in three separate years (the same one) and DNF’ed (& DFL) out of all three events. Yet somehow I was invited to a running camp in 2025 at which my foot injury turned out to simply be tight leg muscles and a patient coach started steering me better than I could have. In 2026 I finally finished my first ultramarathon. I had skipped even ever doing a marathon….I like trail running and I’m SLOW. So here’s my stories-