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Have you ever felt frustrated trying to start running after age 40 or keep up competitive running in your 40s, 50s, and beyond? How can masters runners keep running and not 'shuffling' as they get older? Are there benefits to running in your 40s and over? If you've ever found yourself asking those questions, you are in the right place! Welcome to the Running After Age 40 Podcast, the podcast about all things related to Running at 40 and Beyond produced by www.runningwithgrit.com. We help you stay physically healthy and emotionally strong at any running pace. I’m Sarah, your host, and a wife, a full-time working mom with 3 kids, 3 dogs, and a lifetime passion for running. Whether you are a veteran runner looking to maximize your times as a masters runner or starting running after 40, this podcast will be there for your journey. I want to share stories, secrets, nutrition, strength training, and mindset strategies for success (this includes mistakes and lessons learned) all related to running past age 40. Let’s hit the play button together and hit roads as runners with grit after age 40! Run smart, run for life!

Running After Age 40 Sarah Snyder

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Have you ever felt frustrated trying to start running after age 40 or keep up competitive running in your 40s, 50s, and beyond? How can masters runners keep running and not 'shuffling' as they get older? Are there benefits to running in your 40s and over? If you've ever found yourself asking those questions, you are in the right place! Welcome to the Running After Age 40 Podcast, the podcast about all things related to Running at 40 and Beyond produced by www.runningwithgrit.com. We help you stay physically healthy and emotionally strong at any running pace. I’m Sarah, your host, and a wife, a full-time working mom with 3 kids, 3 dogs, and a lifetime passion for running. Whether you are a veteran runner looking to maximize your times as a masters runner or starting running after 40, this podcast will be there for your journey. I want to share stories, secrets, nutrition, strength training, and mindset strategies for success (this includes mistakes and lessons learned) all related to running past age 40. Let’s hit the play button together and hit roads as runners with grit after age 40! Run smart, run for life!

    Seasonal Check In- Summer Running Goal Setting

    Seasonal Check In- Summer Running Goal Setting

    Goals and resolutions are not just for New Years! The change of seasons can be the ideal time to reassess YOUR goals and motivation in running.We discuss specific questions to ask yourself as we approach a new season. Grab a pencil and paper and listen along. Running in the summer can be an amazing gift during vacations and sunsets- don't miss out in the craziness and have your goals and plans made in advance!Running With Grit's Favorite Things

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    What Causes The Runner's High?

    What Causes The Runner's High?

    Have you ever experience the "runner's high"? If so, do you know what causes it?We've always heard that endorphins produce that wonderful post-exercise feeling. BUT newer research proves that theory wrong, and instead, suggests that endocannabinoids are responsible.Listen in as expert Blaise Collins, PhD, ACSM-EP-C shares an overview of what really causes the runner's high. He gives us a summary of a review article from The International Journal of Molecular Science.View his full article...

    • 34 min
    Running HAPPY- Finding Happiness as a Runner in Your 40s and Beyond

    Running HAPPY- Finding Happiness as a Runner in Your 40s and Beyond

    How we define happy depends on the person, but we all can find our own meaning of being a "happy runner".In this episode, we dive into 7 ways to find and maintain happiness as a runner in your 40s and beyond. Spoiler alert- it starts by putting a smile on your face.Support the Running After Age 40 Podcast by sharing the following links: https://runningwithgrit.com/favorites/

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    My Favorite Ways to Stay Motivated as a Runner (And Why Some Stick With It and Others Don't)

    My Favorite Ways to Stay Motivated as a Runner (And Why Some Stick With It and Others Don't)

    Have you ever stopped to think about why some people stick with running and an exercise plan and why other's don't? What is it about the people who don't stick with it that makes them quit? And why do others run for 50 plus years, still loving it and finding passion in the sport?We discuss my favorite ways to stay motivated as a runner- even on the hardest days, hardest years, and hardest decades. Visit https://www.runningwithgrit.com/category/faves for specific information on our favori...

    • 16 min
    Why Your Emotional Fitness is as Important as Your Physical Fitness and Running

    Why Your Emotional Fitness is as Important as Your Physical Fitness and Running

    We can train our physical fitness and measure it - we can easily measure our miles, our times, our heart rate, and almost instantaneously see improvements.But what about your emotional fitness? Have you been paying attention to it? Do you have clear and concrete goals on training your mind to be the best you that you can be AND the best runner that you can be?We discuss what emotional fitness means and some questions to ask yourself related to this tough topic!Visit our favorite things link t...

    • 7 min
    Why You Need Something to Look Forward to in Your Running

    Why You Need Something to Look Forward to in Your Running

    Running is HARD. That's what makes it great but it also makes it hard to keep it up day after day, year after year.Giving yourself something to look forward to short term AND long term can make all the difference. We discuss some small ways to give yourself that reward and something to keep you moving!Visit https://runningwithgrit.com/favorites for our favorite things related to running after age 40!

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