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We've all heard the phrase, age is just a number.

People usually say it to make themselves feel better about

getting older, but what if you could get faster, stronger, and more mentally sharp

despite turning the corner beyond age 40. It is actually possible.

Now, I'm not here selling the latest product, promising the fountain of youth. If you started

running in your teens or in your 20s, you are not going to be able to race or train at the same intensity or paces as you did back then.

But just because your times aren't going to be the same, doesn't mean that you can't run at your very best and

have the same sense of pride and accomplishment as you did when you were younger.

In fact, you might even find more satisfaction in your running as a master.

Or if you're like me and came to running later in life, you have probably already started to find that sense of joy that running can give you.

But if you were following training plans designed for

25 year olds, you are likely going to be disappointed at best and injured at worst.

That's because older runners need to train differently. It's not only

because our bodies are different and respond differently to stimuli, but because our lives are different.

We have responsibilities like careers and

houses and kids and spouses and more. Many of those things just aren't in the

picture in your 20s.

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