The feeling of losing your speed as you get older can be frustrating. Physiologically, there are a few reasons why it happens. We naturally begin to lose muscle mass – particularly fast-twitch fibres ...

When Ellen Oppenheimer ran the Oakland Marathon last March, her expectations were pretty low. She had been very ill the previous year and had only recently gotten permission from her doctor to train ...

Matthew Nelson’s “The Long Run” (February 2) brought back great memories. I was lucky enough to have had a 30-year running career (17 marathons, plus road races, triathlons, and other events). The ...

Most runners see substantial performance losses after they turn 70. Not Jeannie Rice, who just turned 77 and ran the Boston Marathon on Monday. She has broken world women’s records in the 75-79 age ...

On most weekends of the year, Joe Mullins laces up his running shoes and races a 5K in San Diego. Mullins ran 31 races last year and is on course to beat that number this year. The 53-year-old ...

It’s easy to see running as a young person’s game. Lots of the narrative around ageing in the UK is one of slowing down, not speeding up, and as a consequence, older people tend to be less active. A ...

‘I haven’t been running my whole life. I did a little bit in my mid-30s, back in the 1980s, but didn’t start again until I was 58. ‘I ran the London Marathon for Marie Curie after several close ...

The Aviron Victory Treadmill feels like it was designed by someone who actually understands what keeps people from running—because let’s be honest, most people think treadmills are tyrants. The loud ...