Reading this post makes me want to read more :-) I'm looking forward to getting your book.
For what it's worth, I experienced a big difference in performance from early 40s to late 40s. My early 40s, I was still rocking it ... I PR'ed at the marathon at 39 and then had five-plus solid years in my 40s of top ultramarathon performances (e.g. sub 24 at Western States 100, podium finishes at some 50Ks). It was in my late 40s everything turned "creaky" and slow as I entered perimenopause with erratic, strong periods and PMS symptoms. In any case, I'm 54 now, about 18 months fully past menopause, and still running, but so slowly and stiffly. I started HRT and haven't noticed any improvement or difference really. Long way of saying, I look back on when I was your age with nostalgia and tell other women who turn 40 that the forties are the best!
ahhhh I feel this! I'm edging into my late 40s now and while I thought things were falling a cliff before, ha! Late 30s and early 40s were kind of great. Now, I hate not knowing where I am in this transition period and it feels like a lot of experimenting to figure out what makes me feel good. Having a torn ACL isn't helping matters right either! Thank you for sharing this. It's so helpful to hear what other people are going through.
I'm turning 60 and I'm swimming the longest pool in Canada, faster and for longer, than I have in my entire life. Key advice from my 98 year old mother-in-law: use it or you lose it. Let the ebbs and flow of the female body not be the focus, but the ability to move be relished and sustained, however fast or slow. Thank you for the article. EW
Reading this post makes me want to read more :-) I'm looking forward to getting your book.
For what it's worth, I experienced a big difference in performance from early 40s to late 40s. My early 40s, I was still rocking it ... I PR'ed at the marathon at 39 and then had five-plus solid years in my 40s of top ultramarathon performances (e.g. sub 24 at Western States 100, podium finishes at some 50Ks). It was in my late 40s everything turned "creaky" and slow as I entered perimenopause with erratic, strong periods and PMS symptoms. In any case, I'm 54 now, about 18 months fully past menopause, and still running, but so slowly and stiffly. I started HRT and haven't noticed any improvement or difference really. Long way of saying, I look back on when I was your age with nostalgia and tell other women who turn 40 that the forties are the best!
ahhhh I feel this! I'm edging into my late 40s now and while I thought things were falling a cliff before, ha! Late 30s and early 40s were kind of great. Now, I hate not knowing where I am in this transition period and it feels like a lot of experimenting to figure out what makes me feel good. Having a torn ACL isn't helping matters right either! Thank you for sharing this. It's so helpful to hear what other people are going through.
I'm turning 60 and I'm swimming the longest pool in Canada, faster and for longer, than I have in my entire life. Key advice from my 98 year old mother-in-law: use it or you lose it. Let the ebbs and flow of the female body not be the focus, but the ability to move be relished and sustained, however fast or slow. Thank you for the article. EW
I love this so much! Your mother-in-law's advice and perspective is so key—relishing and appreciating our ability to move. Thank you for sharing this!