fitness, strength, and wellness over 50
How many of you remember Allison Roe? Though her reign as a leading female distance runner in the early 1980s was brief, it was impressive. She won the Boston and NYC and Seoul marathons in 1981, and broke Mary Decker Slaney's course record in the iconic Atlanta Peachtree (10K) road race the same year. This... Continue Reading →
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2257894360901166&set=a.389137754443512&type=3&theater One full year ago (October 30, 2017), I told you about a health assessment I took that estimated my biological age to be five years older than I actually was. The estimate gave me some extra dings for having had cancer, and having arthritis, but I was still irritated: I don't FEEL five years... Continue Reading →
Despite being somewhat debilitated and dilapidated from the running perspective, I still read “Runner’s World,” “Trail Runner,” and even “UltraRunning” (a dilapidated girl can dream!) every month. The October issue of “Runner’s World” features a wonderful profile of 58-year old Edison Eskeets and his recent 330-mile tribute run, retracing the route his Navajo ancestors were... Continue Reading →
As I hope I've made clear since back in the early days of this blog (we're one year old today!), I'm not a fitness expert. I'm just a person trying to stay fit and healthy while navigating some of the typical hurdles of middle age (slowing metabolism, muscle loss, new distributions of fat cells), as... Continue Reading →
I’m saving a few bucks by reverting to WordPress’s free hosting plan and giving up my custom domain, etc. Not sure what this means for your bookmarks, but the new URL will be 50forte.wordpress.com (update to the update: the link will change as of mid-August, I think).
My 10K tune-up (walking, not running) was a comedy of errors. The parking lot turned out to be nearly 1.5 miles from the starting line, and I pulled into the lot with just 15 minutes to spare. My best walking pace lately has been around 15 minutes/mile, so I was already in trouble. When I... Continue Reading →
This New York Times feature on conducting a midlife tune-up has some great information about fitness at midlife, including some short, smart workout routines, nutrition recommendations, and a few recipes. It also includes a link to a modified version of the popular 7-Minute Workout routine (which I have used in hotels with no fitness center,... Continue Reading →
Dang y'all. I had plans of posting a review of Older, Faster, Stronger: What Women Runners Can Teach Us All About Living Younger, Longer (Shop your local indie bookstore) by Margaret Webb. I finished reading the Kindle version of the book a few months ago, and a lot of life has happened since then!, so... Continue Reading →
Almost exactly two months ago I mentioned the goal I've set for myself this year. (Cripes, that was just two posts ago, too; "real life" has not been friendly to my blogging aspirations this winter.) And that I was working with a physical therapist in hopes that I might get myself running again. Not surprisingly,... Continue Reading →
In December I listened to a terrific Trail Runner Nation podcast interview with Jonathan Beverly, author of the new(ish) book, Run Strong, Stay Hungry (Velo Press, 2017). It piqued my interest enough to request an examination copy that I could read in order to share a mini-review with you; many thanks to Velo Press for... Continue Reading →
I've said it several times: I'm an enthusiastic believer in chi running because it got me back on the roads and trails after a very long time off, when chronic knee problems had made running too painful. But I also have to 'fess up that I haven't been able to do much trail running during... Continue Reading →
Quick – what’s the number one killer of women in the United States? If you didn’t answer “heart disease,” then we’ve still go miles to go in public health education. The “Go Red for Women” and National Heart Health for Women campaigns have been going on for at least a decade, now, but heart disease... Continue Reading →
