These diary entries are part of the CARP project. They capture my accounts of things that seem noteworthy as they come up. They are part of a data collection process which will revised at a later date to pick up on recurring themes. They are not a narrative and completely scattergun. They are part of …
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Aug 01
Ageing Runner Reads #03 – Median 5k times of age group winners
Welcome to the latest Ageing Runner Reading recommendation You can see a list of all my reading recommendations here and sign up for the Ageing Runner newsletter here to keep unto date with the latest research on running as we get older. – Chris Another website that I am glad that I found. Fantastic that retired …
Aug 01
Ageing Runner Reads #02 – Can Running Reduce My Risk of Dementia?
Welcome to the latest Ageing Runner Reading recommendation You can see a list of all my reading recommendations here and sign up for the Ageing Runner newsletter here to keep unto date with the latest research on running as we get older. – Chris Like Happy Aging Runner, I have dementia in my family and want …
Jul 29
Ageing Runner – Learning is a messy process
The process of knowing and understanding more is such a messy process. At least it is for me. I have just heard from Happy Aging Runner. They describe their blog audience as themselves. They learn by writing. My doctoral supervisor said the same about me. Writing means that I have to crystallise the swirling mass of …
Jul 26
Ageing Running Diary 26th July 2023
This is my diary as an ageing runner over the last week or so. It aims to capture the things that I notice as I live alongside my hypothesis for a while. I am collecting data in the form of accounts without going into interpretation at this point. That may come later as part of …
Jul 25
Ageing Runner – The candle is burning both ends, what a lovely light.
My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends— It gives a lovely light! (Edna St. Vincent Millay 1892 –1950) I found myself reciting this poem in a meeting a couple of years ago. I love it. For me, it encapsulates the …
Jul 24
Introducing Chris’s Ageing Runner Project (CARP)
Let me introduce you to CARP (Chris’s Ageing Runner Project). I may not stick with that title but it seemed a good idea at the time ( 8:20am on Monday morning sitting at a set of traffic lights). In addition to being a regular blog about running and getting older, I want Ageing Runner to be …
Jul 23
Ageing Runners Reads # 01 – Listen up, there’s a link between hearing loss and dementia
Welcome to the latest Ageing Runner reading recommendation. You can see a full list here. To keep across the latest research on running and ageing subscribe to the Ageing Runner newsletter here. Happy running – Chris. Ageing Runner is just over a week old and my mind has been a whirl of ideas and ways forward. I have made …
Jul 22
Ageing Running Diary 17.07.23
These are the first three entries in the Ageing Runner journal. I am journalling for a purpose. The aim is capture the things that I notice about my running and create data which can be analysed later. I try to capture accounts of the things I notice without sliding into explanation at this point. Where …
Jul 16
How do ageing runners keep going into their later years? Here goes:
I started Ageing Runner to chronicle my developing understanding of running as I get older but…I am not starting from scratch. I think I know a few things already so…how do I put them into words? It can be hard to wrangle and articulate the swirling jumble in your head and bring it into some …