Once she retired, however, the daily training sessions with her running peers at her office disappeared. I started slowing down quite a bit. Also, I started struggling with some injuries, and my mileage dropped. Anderson suggests that older runners can stay motivated by joining a running club in which senior runners participate. Besides workouts, for Anderson, keeping a foot in races helps.
Some people don t want to compete unless they can do really well.
I m almost the opposite. I love participation. I ll probably finish last, or next to last, at Saturday s cross country race. I hate that, but you know I ll be out there. Okay, maybe you think that running into your eighth decade and longer is just wishful thinking.