I’ve been amazed at how what seemed impossible became possible, and the possible has now become routine. Since then, I’ve made a habit of pushing it a bit further each year. photo: courtesy Gene Dykes Farther and Faster Every year after that, I have tried to run longer on trails and faster on roads. Thus began my dual career of competitive road racing and trail running for fun and competition. There I qualified for the Boston Marathon, so of course I had to do that, too. My next race was a road half marathon at which I surprised myself by running a time that allowed me to bypass the New York City Marathon lottery.Īt that point, my friends convinced me that I had to run NYC as my first marathon with them. My first race, a 7 mile trail run, was a complete revelation! I had a blast and followed that up with two more trail races that year. Today, at age 71, I run track, cross country, roads and trails-at distances from 5K to 240 miles and everything in between. But after I fell in with a bad crowd at age 56, I started training and racing (thanks, guys!). For most of my adult life, I jogged just for the fun of it.
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