How Ayako Ran Her Best Times Over Age 50

You think it's too late to start running or improving your running? Meet Ayako.

I had to lose weight. I think I lost like 35 to 40 pounds. I went straight to a marathon that same year because they said it could be done, and I thought, wow, they're older than me, I should be able to do this.

Her game changer: low heart rate training.

I didn't know anything about low heart rate training, and really it wasn't until I saw your Extra Mileage podcast and I started listening to that, that it started to make a lot of sense to me. And I thought, you know, I'm going to really give this a try.

And I think that was the real start of my long journey to being able to run a 50-miler. She runs 6 days a week with her dog, no injuries, and she loves the process.

It can be done. If I did it, it can be done.

If you think you're too old or too slow to improve, this conversation will change your mind. Mm-hmm.