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I'm 63 years old, 4'11", ca. 107 lbs (again, after some post-holiday dieting ;-) ). After our local Y closed its facility last spring, I picked up running after a 30-year hiatus. It felt great, but I found I could not run more than four or five times a week or run past five miles without incurring p...

Thanks to all for the encouragement and advice! TessBrooklyn, thanks for the female shorty shout-out. :) Overwhelmed, sorry if I coopted your thread but you gave me the motivation to post my questions and concerns. The focus on technique is actually very appealing to me -- I tend to like hobbies and...

I'm in a similar position as "Overwhelmed." I began rowing at the local Y in an outdoor workout area a few months ago as a way to add a different type of workout. I've been running 5 miles from 4 to 7 times a week since about May, after working up from not being able to run a half mile. I got on the...