Running After 40: Slow, Ugly, Useful

Nobody tells you that slow is the whole point until you have no choice but to be slow.

Running after 40 isn't as cinematic as the internet suggests. It's mostly stiffness, negotiation, and accepting that ego weighs more than body fat. The good part is patience stops being optional.

Slow running works because it's repeatable. Repeatable is useful. Useful beats heroic most of the time.

I'm not training to be impressive. I'm training so my future doesn't shrink faster than necessary.