Running & Fitness at 50

0127091613a.jpg Originally uploaded by columbusnet2008 Lots of driving the past few days. Getting used to the elevation here (5000 ft) will take some time.

Nice 5.7 mile run, felt great.

Riverwalk Originally uploaded by columbusnet2008 I ran the Red Nose Half Marathon course by myself, before the official start time, since I had to be at work at 10am. Heidi and the other people putting on the race did an excellent job marking the course and I had no problem except at the 1/2 marathon [...]

When I encourage people to start a running program, whether to lose weight or just get into shape, I always warn them that aches and pains are part of the process. “It’s 3 weeks of pain followed by a lifetime of pleasure” or something along those lines. When I started running again in 2001, after [...]

This looks like a good ad for Mizuno running shoes! Photo courtesy of Crossfit Dahlonega