I started running in 1957 when I went out for track.  Then ran for the next 10 years.  Went into retirement for 5 years and started up again at 30.  I have been running ever since (35 years).  Right now my motivation is the alternative, the rocking chair.

I'm 52 and have been running, more or less continuously, since I was 14 and went out for high school track. I say more or less continuously since there have been weeks and even months when I didn't run at all, when I was in my 20s and focused on career, marriage and personal problems. However, when my father died of heart disease when I was 29 (he was 54) I began running several times a week and haven't stopped since. I'm now two years away from being 54 and have done 2 marathons and 2 century bike rides in the past year. Good to go for another 30 years.

......good thread//.....
..I'm 57, been running for 38-years (since age 19)

......one time I figured I did 6,000-miles in my first decade,,,back then it seemed like a lot,,,,
..... I now try to run a Week (168-hours) a year........total, not all at once....
or I'd be REALLY tired......

.......I raced for a decade,
but tore out ankle ligaments,
and noticed all my buddies were quitting due to injuries....
.......so I've been a Fitness Runner since 1985.........pretty much all I want from my running.....

the main thing in long-term running is to know what you Want to Get from your Running...
.........and this group seems to know what they want....

........nice post President Nick////

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nothing takes the place of persistence....
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CNY,
I am glad you gave me a shout in Hartford! You qualify!
I need to introduce you to Maddymay come Boston time.
-CRAig

Nick, I have 28 years and 3 months to go to qualify for the 30+ club, but thanks in large part to your wonderful posts over on the newbie forum, I'm confident that I'll get there - two months after I turn 75.   !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!

Oh, and I think you need a more significant title than President. How about Grand Pubah for Life?

Eliz

I'm 73 and have been running over 34 years. I've run 39 mararthons and probably over 300 races. Now concentrating on half marathons. Nick, great thread. You have my vote for president for life.