Tag: masters runners

Older athletes who challenge our perceptions of what is possible as we age.

Older athletes who challenge our perceptions of what is possible as we age. Many of us assume that as we age, our abilities over time are compromised.  Even at the age of 57, where my own body does not feel like it used to, however, it does not mean that as you age, you cannot perform better. Years ago, a patient of ours who was a Masters’s level athlete (52 years old) found that after we had helped him, he was running faster and with fewer injuries than he did in his 20’s.  In other words, age does not mean Read More »