Running and Aging: Expectations and Recovery
Briefly

"As I sat there watching Frederick run at Fat Ox, I could not in my wildest dreams imagine doing anything close to that. In my own current world, I ran the Javelina 100 Mile back on October 25 and, for me, it was a great race. But, as I sit here over a month later, I feel like I still have a long way to go until I would consider myself recovered..."
"...young people just recover quicker. Of course Frederick is also an exceptional athlete regardless of age, but in terms of the speed of recovery, Shelly was right. Undoubtedly, as we age, recovery from hard and long efforts takes more time than when we were younger."
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