I wasn't dancing, but my marathon spirit was reborn. I went out on a lark with nothing to lose, I ran, I walked a little, I didn't fret (much) over my time. I just made sure I beat this one old lady, I can't stand to lose to old ladies. Young ladies, okay. And speaking of young ladies - when did the marathon become a 65-7-% female event. All ages, all events - the girls own the races. What is that all about? I'll tell you the other thing, the ladies crossing that full marathon finishing line in less than 3 hours and twenty minutes were in shape. Now, my other question. Why are the faster runners older? with few exceptions, it seems that the really young runners (early twenties) don't end up with faster times or near as fast as the 3o somethings and even early 40 somethings - male and female. I don't know the physiology of it. one of my theories is that Marathon running is such a mental sport - at the end of the day - that sheer youth and young muscle energy isn't necessarily the edge. It's seasoned athletic ability. People who have faced some adversity in life and know how to persevere and prevail. That's all folks.
otterbob
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