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The Ageless
Athlete – Chapter 4: Ultras and Beyond
BY MARTIN PARNELL AND MALC KENT
“Age is not a particularly interesting subject.
Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long
enough.”
- Groucho Marx, Comedian and writer
Martin
Things were busy at the start of 2017. The 7th Annual
Run/Walk fundraiser had gone well and this time
we were supporting Free to Run in their efforts
to introduce figure skating to the Afghan women
and girls.
In May, Sue and I started to walk
outside and I finally felt that my life was turning
around. In 2014 the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon
organization held a special race to mark 50 years
of the event, a 50-km ultra, which I ran. In 2015
I was only able to participate in their Goodlife
Fitness 5-km walk. But I was grateful that I was
fit enough to do it. At noon on Sunday, May 31,
Sue and I made our way to the start line, where
we met our “Walk Club”: Elaine, Ally,
Neil, Brian, Tom, Alyssa and Kurt.
I’m always excited at the
start of any race, and it was no different for this
one. When the gun went off, we surged forward like
a herd of turtles. Over the next hour we chatted
to spectators, hung out with moms and dads pushing
strollers, thanked volunteers and enjoyed the aid
stations. It was one of the most relaxed and fun
races I’ve ever done.
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