Mileage, Midlife Marathoning, and Learning Not To Give Up Early

Today on group chat, we have Lindsey Hein, Kofuzi, and Peter Bromka.

Topics Discussed:

• Kofuzi’s Valencia build and recent high-mileage weeks

• Summer marathon training struggles and preferring winter/spring races

• Ego, round-number mileage, and listening to an aging body

• Redefining success when PRs may be behind you

• Family cost of marathon training and needing the race to “be worth it”

  Running in public, pressure not to let people down, and inspiring other 40+ runners

• Lessons from pros like Annie Frisbie and Makenna Myler about not giving up and staying curious