I like reading about people in their senior years running.
I’ve never wanted to do the long distances. I’m not cut out for that.
I’ve got a friend who is a police officer in Olathe Ks. that has done the Prairie Spirit Trail hundred mile run. I think he is in his late 40s, he maybe 50.
Starts in Ottawa and goes to Iola Ks(50 miles) and back to Ottawa.
My best 5k time was a cancer run was on the spirit trail that went through Kanza Park.
I did it in 23:06 on 5/30/09.
My best 10k was in Garnett Ks. I did it in 51:08 on 11/7/09. I won the 40-49 category.
It started at the north lake and detours on to the spirit trail and then back around the lake.
I remember a fella that was running a few paces behind me and my brother. It kind of bugged me and was getting in my head. About 3/4 or the way through he passed us, easily. He didn’t look like the typical runner. I wasn’t competing with him but, man did I get humbled that day. He knew how to run. He paced himself and knew when to kick it up.
I didn’t enter the race thinking I was going to get a medal, not that many that was in my age bracket either.
Most were younger folks.