Tag Archives: aging gracefully

The “senior” athlete: finding a new equilibrium

Posted on January 26, 2021 by nancytinarirunswrites

In my last post, I wrote about my “accelerating physical decline,” and how difficult it is to come to terms with that. Also, I raised the question of how my public identity has been tied for so long to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Commentary, Injuries and Getting Older, Personal stories | Tagged aging athletes, aging gracefully, Albert Camus, Covid-19 depression, David Foster Wallace, Dylan Thomas, Go Not Gentle into That Good Night, Infinite Jest, Julian Barnes, My Dream of You, Nuala O'Faolin, physical mental spiritual equilibrium, Robin Williams, The Only Story | 4 Comments

Sixty! Running, struggling, & striving

Posted on July 23, 2019 by nancytinarirunswrites

Completing another decade of my life is sobering! It seems natural to look back on the past ten years and take a reckoning. At fifty I went through a dramatic midlife crisis where too many changes happened at once (but … Continue reading →

Posted in Injuries and Getting Older, Personal stories, Racing, Running | Tagged aging gracefully, Longest Day 5K, masters running, Rocky Point Toastmasters, Sprint training, Toastmasters | 2 Comments

Imagining the future: growing into old age

Posted on May 14, 2018 by nancytinarirunswrites

I hesitated and actually cringed before typing the words “old age.” There is a big part of me that rebels against even thinking about “the dying of the light.” (This is from Dylan Thomas’s poem “Do Not Go Gentle … Continue reading →