My N+1. Mid 60's. Runner for 3 decades. Marathoner. Ironman. Got 2 marathons in the next 5 months and the goal is to BQ, again. I am less obsessive about miles per week now than I was a few years ago, but that is due to living/playing on a lake now. I drink more beer too. Lake Life.
Healthwise, never spent a night in the hospital since birth. RHR in the mid 30's. I can maintain a HR in the 160's+ for 3.5 to 4 hours. No heart problems at all. I take no meds of any kind. The doctor at my last exam suggested I take a baby aspirin daily, but I take them sporadically, at best.
No one in my family has ever exercised regularly. My father died of COPD at age 60. His father died of COPD at age 55. They were both smokers. I never saw either do any exercise and neither could have ever run 400m in their adulthood.
I attribute my good health and stamina to the decades of running. It may be a negative for some or even most people, but I have enjoyed it and have benefitted from it. Do a study that says running is good or bad for you. Write all the articles to support one premise or the other. I'm still going to run. It is my happy place and that is why I do it.
Healthwise, never spent a night in the hospital since birth. RHR in the mid 30's. I can maintain a HR in the 160's+ for 3.5 to 4 hours. No heart problems at all. I take no meds of any kind. The doctor at my last exam suggested I take a baby aspirin daily, but I take them sporadically, at best.
No one in my family has ever exercised regularly. My father died of COPD at age 60. His father died of COPD at age 55. They were both smokers. I never saw either do any exercise and neither could have ever run 400m in their adulthood.
I attribute my good health and stamina to the decades of running. It may be a negative for some or even most people, but I have enjoyed it and have benefitted from it. Do a study that says running is good or bad for you. Write all the articles to support one premise or the other. I'm still going to run. It is my happy place and that is why I do it.