I just read this article about how researchers in Australia have concluded that running ultras can add sixteen years to your life. They studied a group of ultra runners who had an average age of 43 but were "biologically 27". These runners logged about 40-100 kilometers (24-62 miles) per week.
With the marathon looming, we've slowly ramped up our weekly mileage. We're running around the low end of the researchers' mileage scale now that we're at the business end of our training. That being said, does this mean that since I'm turning 36 this month, I am really biologically only 20 years old?
If so, what's with all these greys?
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