Its never too late to start running!

Options
MinimalistShoeAddict
MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
edited February 9 in Fitness and Exercise
Need some motivation? Look at the great accomplishments of those below!

Fauja Singh was the first 100-year-old to ever run a marathon. Due to a birth defect he could not walk until the age of five. He did not run his first marathon until the age of 89:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/09/sport/fauja-singh-marathon-oldest/

At the age of 92, Gladys Burrill has been officially named the oldest female marathon finisher. She did not run her first marathon until the age of 86:
http://running.competitor.com/2011/04/news/oldest-woman-to-finish-a-marathon-honored_24441

If you think you are too big to start running think again. Kelly Gneiting (400lb sumo wrestler) set a Guinness World Record for the heaviest person to complete a marathon:
http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/sumo-wrestler-breaks-world-record-for-heaviest-man-to-complete-marathon-032011

Tim Hurst has a goal of running a marathon in all 50 states, with one leg:
http://www.4utah.com/sports/story/One-legged-marathon-man/d/story/cyh78eEIfkyMX3qi2KLhXw

Paralyzed from the waist down, Tatyana McFadden becomes the first ever marathon Grand Slam winner:
http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/03/tatyana-mcfadden-wins-new-york-city-marathon-completes-grand-slam/

I am not recommending anyone get off the couch and run a marathon tomorrow with no training. Discuss your fitness goals with your doctor and build your distance up gradually. If you are new to running, the C25k program is a great start:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/30-couch-to-5k-running-program-c25k

If you are already a runner and want to start increasing distance check out this group:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/111-long-distance-runners

Have fun and good luck!

Replies

This discussion has been closed.

Categories