Fun and Fitness for the 40-Something

This quote from the most recent issue of Runner’s World really hits home and strikes me as very wise:

“When I was 37, I pulled a groin muscle, and I tried to run through it. A friend asked, ‘You have to decide: Are you going to run for the next two weeks or for the rest of your life?’ That’s been my philosophy ever since.”

—Richard Hillestad, 66, finisher of more than 75 marathons and ultras

Easier said than done, of course.

It’s an internal debate I suspect a lot of runners have–do I go out with as little extra bulk in my pockets as possible, or do I bring my ID, emergency contact information, insurance card and a medical information card? In other words, convenience or safety?

With Road ID, you can end the debate once and for all. It provides the best of worlds–a secure, light-weight shoe attachment that won’t slow you down and all of the information you would want on you if you had an accident. I started wearing mine after I was hit by a truck while running through a crosswalk several years ago.

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