Here at Coach Parry, our number one goal is keeping people running FOREVER! To what age do you hope to keep running? Let us know in the comments below...
I started running at age 58 - after decades of a high-stress low-activity life. My first foot race ever was a full Marathon, and have since run several more - and am this year running the first two Majors (thanks to qualifying times tied to Age Group!). God willing, I’ll keep on doing this crazy running thing for decades to come.
Plis make some content when you run and training, because so many old people tell us that run ii bad for old gen, instead keep run they Tell us to walk at old age
I almost laughed when I saw the question: "Is Running Bad, etc." I started running at age 35 and am still running at age 81, competitive track sprinting mainly. I have no doubt that running has kept me stronger and healthier than non-exercising men my age. Motion is Lotion!
Hey at 72 I am just warming up Started running at 68 - did first marathon at 69 After ten marathons - Got an entry for Two Oceans this year at 72 Listen to the Coach - Listen to your body Allowing for Recovery, strength training, good nutrition and sleep make a massive difference
I started running only 6 months ago. Never ran before, road cycling for fitness only. I'll be 69 in a few months. It's been great for the load impact. Aim to continue for as long as possible.
67 and running now for 25 years. As I've aged my orientation has shifted from how far and how fast to being grateful for being able to be out there. To what age do I hope to keep running? - Everyday I wake up above ground.
I saw the documentary called Pace makers...about people running in their 80ties and 90ties....I was so inspired by it. I see myself running to my 100 ....I do regular strength training and I have been following your videos....I run really strong in my 50ties. Thank you so much for these videos. 🏃♀️😁
70 this year, needing more recovery days is SO frustrating! Advice on running to heart rate would be appreciated as I push myself too hard, get over tired and my husband notices because I get grumpy 😄
Well done Lucy! I've started running again after thirty years away from it. I am 68. Last Saturday I ran 5km (Parkrun) in 28 minutes 5 seconds which is not bad. I train, running about a total of 10km each week. I work out with 5kg dumbbells about three times each week. I cycle too. I never do a warm run up prior to a run. (if that makes sense) Stopping and starting can be painful on the joints. You have to be sensible but age is just a number. Keep at it and Good Luck! 🇬🇧
71 next week. Except for some short periods in my early 20s I have been running all my life. My avg is 70-120 miles/mo, plus some biking and swimming (I am now competing in triathlons). Have a great resting heart rate (46-48 bpm). I don't usually have aches and pains, but I carefully changed my stride years ago (I was a heel striker) and that made a huge difference. I had to do a bone density test two months ago (standard at my age) and the results is that my bone density is at the average for someone in his early 30s. I am a huge fan of continuing to be active because I see the difference in my life. If I have a few days without training I get grumpy... One of the secrets is that when I have a not so good running session I keep reminding myself to be happy that I am running at all! Some days I have to push myself to get out the door, but I am always happy once I am out there.
I started at 50 as well and I’m feeling fantastic at age 67. It’s life and energy-giving! Still have goals, still chasing PRs. It’s a great challenge. And so true-being smart keeps us in the game!
Likewise! started in my 40s, first marathon at 47. Now age 75 - hope to run til 85, take up swimming, then return to running at 97 :) I rest a lot these days, running quality sessions only 3 days a week (ref Train Less Run Faster), focusing on racing 10 and 42K. Still getting BQ :)
Since I was a child, I noticed the differences in older people... how a fit 80 year old is out gardening and walking, enjoying life, while a sedentary 60 year old is in the lazy boy complaining about their achy knees etc. I know some of it is genetic, but life choices are also important, and at least THAT we can control. Exercise and running is fun and social now, but will hopefully give me a good active quality of life to the end.
Not being critical, but most of you are under 40, so you haven’t experienced aging. I am 78, and I’ve been running for 45 years. It would be nice if you had a man and a woman, running in their 70s, on your staff who could verify your recommendations. I can say that from my perspective your suggestions are sound. As you said, the body will deteriorate with aging, and we can’t stop it. I can say that heat (or cold) and humidity definitely affect my performance at my age. Your video is very helpful, and I will pass it on to my aging running buddies. Thanks.
I just turned 63, I've been in the gym hitting it hard 5-6 days a week ( strength training for hypertrophy ) and I'm feeling so good i've started to contemplate running again. I used to love to go on a 3-5 mile run when I was a young man. But here I am! I've also taken up a personal challenge/goal of doing a pull up! I feel so good lately!
73 here. I have gone from running distance( 40 miles per week) to running more sprint intervals to be competitive in the sprints. Also doing some medium heavy weight lifting(dead lifts), sled pulls, leg presses, pushups, pull ups, plyometrics( did a 36 inch standing box jump), and several resistance exercises. I still run a slow 5 miles once per week. Resting BP =110/64 and no meds.
Hi Coach! Thank you so much for excellent video and incredibly helpful tips. I just would like to share a small personal experience which might be helpful for some runners . When I started running I was not able to run long as my heart and lungs were not supporting my body. I planned to do an experiment and therefore, I coupled 5-10 minute PRANAYAM (a type of breathing exercise) just before the running. I was very surprised with the result, I could run significantly much longer than I was running before. Pranayam basically enhance the heart and lungs potential power.
I’ve been a runner for as long as I can remember, T&F in school, high school, college then joined the distance running boom of the early ‘80’s. I’m now 68 and run and bike every day, yes I’ve lost the speed I once had but I’ve no interest in decreasing my training volume of approx 50km/week running and 200km/week cycling. I feel that I’d suffer mentally if I backed off, so I won’t. The reaper will catch me at some point, but so what, he catches everyone eventually. Edit: The one thing I don't think I heard in the video was "listen to your body", as a general feeling of fatigue, increased heart rate, etc. are still the best indicators of overtraining at any age. Simply put, there is no prescription as to how and when to decrease training frequency or intensity, your body is always the best guide you have.
55 here and hope to never stop running. My knees have never hurt, but my high-arched, arthritic feet are another story. I relate most, though, to the frustration of being able to run a good distance but not being able to recover properly. Although I still have big running goals, this current year is going to be more of an overall body (and feet!) strengthening focus as well as dialing in my diet even more to produce the fastest recovery. I will start building back up to marathons and an ultra next year. Thank you for the excellent information on his channel.
Started running year and a half ago at 57. Never ran in my life! I love it! Did few races of 5k and 5 miles. I do solo half marathons ones a month, but never as a race. I hope to run for ever! 😃
Me too. Started the same age. Done a half marathon and a 12km. Hope to do a full marathon next year. I just do 3-4 times a week max and only one is around 13km. Very careful to limit the amount. It makes you feel good though.
I wish! I was happily running up till about age 62, and then arthritis made it too painful. Seems like the arthritis developed despite the running. I ran through pain for a while but finally acquiesced. So your assertion that running will be self-perpetuating certainly isn’t borne out by my experience. I continue to wish I could run but am gradually adjusting to the new reality.
Everyone is different. If this video or any other video had to cater for everyone's personal circumstance and cover every disclaimer, the video would be 100000 hours long and then some. It's not practical.
67 years old here; running is the source of much that is good in my life. Touch of osteoarthritis, but I want to somehow work around it and keep going. And sometimes I need to be told what I already know! Thank you.
For years I have been asked whether I am still running, and I am hoping to say yes for at least another 30 years. I think that by then I will have mastered the art of using the brisk walk during runs. Or maybe I will be running in between the brisk walks? Thank you. Your videos are always so interesting.
Running = heartattacks for 70+ endurance and old age! if not used 2 it like shoveling snow so many have heartattacks, maybe must be gradual!? Is that the answer
The reality of aging is that strength training is required if we want to maximize the quality of our lives as we age. Aerobic exercise has tons of benefits but it won't stop sarcopenia (loss of vital muscle & strength). Based on studies, Master Runners can expect to see a gradual decline in performance until their mid-70's, and then (for the vast majority) they'll experience a significant decline thereafter. Bodyweight training is a good start for a strength program, but unless we continue to increase the resistance/load we are moving, we will lose much of its benefits. If we want to maintain a healthy running program well into our 80's, we should start lifting weights now. Best of luck!
I too, at 74, run w/IT band for past 9 yrs. Knees not getting worse anyway. I think this vid. is great for me too, but also, like commenter above--Lucy D., I want to keep heart rate and fatigue down, so I can do longer and more frequent runs and be less grumpy. I want to run pretty trails forever.
Great information particularly the cross training comments. I am a long time runner who has always included my other passions like cycling, swimming, racquet sports and XC skiing. Soon to be 70, feeling fantastic and still running strong.
I'm 63 and doing triathlons. I'm not first but I'm out there. A good warm up before is where I do put time in. also in the cool down. Thank you for thinking about the older athletes. to many videos for the elite athlete and I'm not there.
Oh my God, for the first time i just know there are more than 60 yo man who still do not only aquathlon but triathlon? Wow Amazing, I wish you stay fit and can do triathlon forever
Having a lot of fun running in my 75th year and staying in front of 30 year juniors. Learn to listen to your body but not too fearfully and enjoy the competition, oh, and one more thing, choose your parents wisely!
I have been running all my life. Recently I've had severe neck and shoulder pain and was diagnosed with Cervical Radiculopathy. Would it be ok to continue running?
I don't think I've seen this addressed before. You state you're never too old to to start running, but it seems that you're taking about starting on the lates 50's or early 60's. I'm 72 and started "running" 2 years ago. But I'm not really running. I'm walking at an average 17:25 pace. On the treadmill I walk/run 40 sec walk 20 sec walk and can do that for over an hour. I've done 2 3 hour races , several 5k and 2 half marathons. But I'd really like to be able to run! Where does one begin?
Talking as somebody who took up running aged 64, having done no serious exercise beyond long walks in my adult life, and having turned 71 last Friday, I would just like to point out just how compromising being fit and in the VM70-75 age grade is: it impacts seriously on how much time you can spend in the pub and how much ale you can drink. Since going down this particular rabbit hole I have done a succession of 10ks, the Great South Run twice, two half-marathons, two marathons and ... have I enjoyed myself? OK, yes I have, I get a tremendous kick out of it but, I ask myself, would I be happier waking up on a Saturday morning in a spinning room knowing I've left it too late to do my local parkrun? I'm going to keep running until I work out the answer. Should add, for all those septuagenarians out there, the worst injury I've had is plantar fasciitis. Get measured for a decent pair of trainers before you get carried away.
I am G.mohan Rao. aged 73. I have been running since 65 th year. in nearly eight years I javelin covered 42000 km in days. every day runner . 🏃♂️. averaging 450 km per month. No medical issues. walk run walk run. method. No recovery days. but day full rest. after 25 km run. can I continue.
Never too old. When you are older and can’t run anymore, you will be happy you never gave up running regardless of pace ..we all slow down but it beats doing nothing
I RACED FOR A LONG TIME AND LOVED IT. DID WELL. BUT OVER TIME ONE SLOWS AND WORKLOAD CUTS BACK. INJURIES MAY GO UP TOO. LONGER RECOVERY. I SWITCHED TO BIKING.
Great vid guys. I was privileged to of met the the world record holder of the woman’s 400m (age 70-74 ) on the the track in Oudtshoorn a few weeks ago - 1m 13 secs she ran at the age of 74 , to claim that world record. She would beat most school boy male athletes with that time . What an inspirational athlete, seeing people perform and exercise at that age still , really motivates one . Many of your tips mentioned here are definitely key to achieving longevity in the sport of athletics. 👍🏻👍🏻
Hi, don't necessarily need to go to a gym. I've got a pull up/chin up bar, trap bar for deadlifts, and couple of sets of dumbbells. Plus use bodyweight for push-ups. You don't need a gym and fancy equipment. 🙂
Now 66 years; started being a committed runner at age 40. Have multiple half, full Ms, and other distances under my belt. For last 8,9 years have been almost exclusively trail running, racing. I'd like to think I can keep going, but short distances only --this, after being involved in a medical study on heart health of Masters (age 35+ I believe) athletes. One of their initial reports suggested runners age 50+ should consider scaling back from marathon or greater distance races. (Admittedly, a very summarized sentence of what they said!)
Well crap, when I hit 40 I gave up on faster shorter distances and went for longer and slower, thinking it was BETTER for my "older" body. I plan on doing 50ks till I cock up my toes. I'll look into that study though!
