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Mileage, Midlife Marathoning, and Learning Not To Give Up Early

Podcast: Relay
Published: Nov 18, 2025
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Summary

Today on group chat, we have Lindsey Hein, Kofuzi, and Peter Bromka. Topics Discussed: Kofuzi’s Valencia build and recent high-mileage weeks Summer marathon training struggles and preferring winter/spring races Ego, round-number mileage, and listening to an aging body Redefining success when PRs may be behind you Family cost of marathon training and needing the race to “be worth it” Running in public, pressure not to let people down, and inspiring other 40+ runners Lessons from pros like Annie Frisbie and Makenna Myler about not giving up and staying curious