Age Defying
While I could very well focus solely on young elites, I actually enjoy working with women who are in the 40+ category. I find they are often more disciplined, committed, goal oriented, focused and...
View ArticleThis is 53.
Last December, I spent my 53rd birthday finishing my tenth Hellgate 100K. That race, which starts at midnight in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in the middle of December, is my favorite ultra....
View ArticleFierce and Focused in Your Fifties
What does it feel like to run in my fifties? It is not that much different than in my forties. Since my peak performance years were in my early to mid-forties, it isn’t that much of a stretch to remain...
View ArticleTaking Leaps of Faith, Doing Hard and Scary Things: Part 1
“Show a little passion, baby Show a little style Show the knack for knowing when And the gift for knowing how And have a little trust in us When fear obscures the path You know we got this far,...
View ArticleTaking Leaps of Faith, Doing Hard and Scary Things: Part 2
I have one week to go before the start of the Old Dominion 100. Here in central Virginia, May is blooming all around us with the sweet scents of peonies and lilacs, and the temperatures are finally...
View ArticleMom and Mount St. Helens
Editors Note: Tracy Ginn is one of six awardees from the 2018 Trail Run Adventure Grant presented by Trail Sisters, CamelBak and Under Armour. Of all the Trail Sisters adventures you will read about,...
View ArticleTime on Feet Training
The only fresh air I inhaled for 72 hours was the puff of New Hampshire February chill when I opened and closed the slider on my sunroom to let my dogs in or out, followed by wheezing my way back to...
View ArticleRunning Your Best After Menopause
One thing I love about trail running, and especially ultrarunning, is the chance to talk in depth about a variety of topics for hours on the trail. On any given day these might include parenting...
View ArticleChasing Down Time
Women are taking to the trails in large numbers and later in life, so it makes sense that we want practical information on how to stay injury-free, how to balance training with a full-time job and/or...
View ArticleRunning in Your 50s: Things Aging Runners Need to Know
Running is a great way to keep fit no matter where or how old you are. Those who have become life-long runners credit the sport with not only keeping their body in shape, but also, and more...
View ArticleGrandmaster Newbie: Can I Get My Groove Back?
Distance running has been my source of self-confidence and strength since age 12. It’s something for which I’ve been recognized; it’s made me feel good within my body, and through quirks of fate...
View ArticleLessons and Barefoot Adventures
I'm 58 and still learning what my feet have to tell me. And they’ve had a lot more to say since I stopped wearing shoes on the trail back in 2010. The post Lessons and Barefoot Adventures appeared...
View ArticleUltrarunner Rises From California Fire Ashes To Prove Trails Have No Age Limit
The wrath of the Woolsey Fire left the trails—and its runners— of the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area changed forever. But instead of letting the devastation to their land prevent them...
View ArticleThe Porpoise and the Greyhound
“You have to embrace the porpoise to unleash your healthy inner greyhound.” I was puzzled by my friend’s note, after I’d informed him that my physical therapist said, “No running.” I’d torn my left...
View ArticleWorld Senior Games: My First Competition
October 19, 2018, I ran the Huntsman World Senior Games 10k from Snow Canyon Park to the city park in Ivins, Utah (near St. George). Over 11,000 seniors (ages 50-almost 100) participate over the next...
View ArticleHow I Discovered a Love of Technical Trail Running at 51
If you live in Boston, and you don’t have a car, and you want to get on dirt, this is your spot. So this is where we went. I hated it. It was technical with not just rocks, but jagged rocks....
View ArticleThere’s More To Running Than Speed
Does fast equal better? For me, I am 51, so I’m headed away from my peakest of peak years of speed and strength. By this “fast equals better” metric then, I’m looking at becoming a “worse” runner. But...
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