Last year, at age 70, I ran two 50’s, a 100, and a 200 in the span of seven weeks, seeking to outdo last year’s Triple Crown. When I reached age 69, in 2017, I found it necessary-to outdo my previous year’s stretch goals-to run the Triple Crown of 200’s (Bigfoot 200, Tahoe 200, Moab 240). I’ve been amazed at how what seemed impossible became possible, and the possible has now become routine. Since then, I’ve made a habit of pushing it a bit further each year. photo: courtesy Gene Dykes Farther and Faster Every year after that, I have tried to run longer on trails and faster on roads. Thus began my dual career of competitive road racing and trail running for fun and competition. There I qualified for the Boston Marathon, so of course I had to do that, too. My next race was a road half marathon at which I surprised myself by running a time that allowed me to bypass the New York City Marathon lottery.Īt that point, my friends convinced me that I had to run NYC as my first marathon with them. My first race, a 7 mile trail run, was a complete revelation! I had a blast and followed that up with two more trail races that year. Today, at age 71, I run track, cross country, roads and trails-at distances from 5K to 240 miles and everything in between. But after I fell in with a bad crowd at age 56, I started training and racing (thanks, guys!). For most of my adult life, I jogged just for the fun of it.
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