Run Forever : The secrets to becoming an ageless athlete

Run Forever : The secrets to becoming an ageless athlete by Damian Hall is a Family & Health Paperback Book. 'We don't stop running because we get old. We get old because we stop running.' Is it inevitable that our running performance slides as we get into our forties and beyond? Or are there things we can do to slow or even pause the decline, master our midlife and use experience as a superpower and become an ageless ace? In Run Forever, record-breaking GB ultrarunner Damian Hall, fifty, examines the reasons why our strength and speed might deteriorate, yet how it isn't certain if we choose to do something about it. In running, like other sports, there have been phenomenal performances from masters athletes, and while ageing is unavoidable, how we age isn't. Becoming an ageless ace has potentially extraordinary healthspan and longevity benefits away from running. Featuring chapters on speed, strength, mindset, sleep and nutrition, Hall draws on the knowledge of experts and shares the stories of other runners including five-time Olympian and European 10,000 metres champion Jo Pavey, and record-breaking ultrarunner Nicky Spinks to provide advice for how we can keep running strong and enjoying it for as long as possible. World-renowned sports dietician, author and ultrarunner Renee McGregor explains how ageing affects female runners, especially around perimenopause and menopause, and leading strength and conditioning coach Pete Stables provides knowledge and exercises for the masters athlete. Ageing is inevitable. Slowing down is optional. Run Forever gives you the tools to keep moving stronger, smarter, longer. AUTHOR: Damian Hall, fifty, is a record-breaking ultrarunner who represented Great Britain aged forty and still competes in some of the world's toughest races, including the legendary Barkley Marathons. His attempt to break into the top ten at the 105-mile Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc was made into an award-winning film, Underdog. Also in his forties, Damian set records on the Pennine Way, Paddy Buckley Round, the South West Coast Path, the Cape Wrath Trail and Wainwright's Coast to Coast. Aged forty-nine, he broke the record for the 185-mile Northern Traverse and won the Lakeland 100. He is a UK Athletics running coach, Level 2 Gym Instruc-tor, Mountain Leader and a widely published journalist with a column in Runner's World. His previous books include the bestselling In It for the Long Run and award-nominated We Can't Run Away From This. The father of two is a co-founder of The Green Runners, and Into Ultra, a charity removing barriers to ultrarunning. He is a big fan of tea and midlife-crisis haircuts.