5 Running Mistakes I Made After 50 (And What I Wish I’d Known)

Woman over 50 celebrating as she crosses the finish line at a runDisney race after completing the race.

Introduction I started running again in my early 50s. Honestly, I thought the hardest part would be the running. I was wrong. The hardest part wasn’t my legs. It wasn’t getting out the door. The early mornings weren’t even it. It was the expectations I put on myself. I had already decided how far I … Read more

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What No One Tells You About runDisney Race Morning (Especially Over 50)

Everyone talks about the medals, costumes, and castle photos. Nobody talks enough about what runDisney race morning actually feels like. Here’s the truth about runDisney race morning that nobody warns you about: waking up ridiculously early excitement mixed with exhaustion nerves and sensory overload confusion the first time realizing race morning is practically an event … Read more

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Am I Too Old for runDisney? (Over 50 Runner Truth)

“Am I too old for runDisney?” “Can I really do this at my age?” I am 59. I’ll be 60 when I run the Dopey Challenge in January 2027. I didn’t start running again until 2021, when I was 54. Before that? Over 20 years of not running at all. And yet… here I am. … Read more

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