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Midlife isn’t the end of the story — it’s the turning point. Most fitness advice for men over 60 assumes decline. It assumes fragility. It assumes the best years are behind you. But some men refuse that script. Some men — like Jeffrey Weiss — run ultramarathons in their sixties. Some men win Ironman triathlons in their fifties. Some men discover that the second half of life is where their real strength lives. This post is for those men — and for the men who want to join them. 1. Choose a Goal That Scares You (In the Best Way) Not “walk 20 minutes a day.” Not “tone up.” A goal that forces you to grow. Examples of real goals for men over 60: Train for a half‑marathon or full marathon Complete a century ride (100 miles on a bike) Finish a triathlon — sprint, Olympic, or even Ironman Hike a bucket‑list trail (John Muir, Camino de Santiago, Rim‑to‑Rim) Compete in a masters-level strength event Row a marathon on the erg Deadlift your bodyweight or more Learn a new sport: swimming, clim...

  Today's publisher's pride is  Racing against Time  by Jeffrey Weiss, which has reached #131 in triathlons  on Amazon. Book Description: In  Racing Against Time , Jeff Weiss shares the story of his late middle-age transformation.  Weiss went from running a first 10K race at age 48 to becoming an Ironman and ultramarathoner by his late 50s.  Along the way he discovers the extraordinary physical and emotional benefits that flow from chasing ever-increasing fitness goals.  Weiss’s journey shows us that we have the power to influence how we age, that goal-setting and adventure are not solely the province of the young.  At a time when so many of us are looking for ways to increase our health span – that portion of life that we spend in good health – Weiss’s story shows us one way to get there.   Keywords: midlife fitness transformation, running after 40, Ironman after 50. ultramarathon training in your 50s, late bloomer athlete, healthy...

Today would have been our 56th anniversary. We never got to celebrate our 50th — COVID locked the world down, and then 2021 took Carl with it. The grand plans we had for that golden milestone evaporated into hospital protocols and masked goodbyes. Life doesn’t always give you the ceremony you earned. But ninjas adapt. Ninjas restructure, reorganize, recalibrate. Ninjas keep moving. And this anniversary belongs in the Grandma Ninja series because Carl was part of the training long before I ever called myself a ninja. He went to every single one of my sessions with trainer Brittany. Every one. He’d sit there like my personal cheering section, amused, supportive, and absolutely determined not to be recruited into anything that looked like effort. If Brittany tried to rope him in, he’d grin and say, “You must stay up late at night thinking up the next marvelous torture.” Meanwhile, I was sweating through hours of drills — because it does take hours to go from flabby government wor...

  Today's publisher's pride is  Racing against Time  by Jeffrey Weiss, which has reached #6 in triathlons and #87 and  running and jogging on Amazon. Book Description: In  Racing Against Time , Jeff Weiss shares the story of his late middle-age transformation.  Weiss went from running a first 10K race at age 48 to becoming an Ironman and ultramarathoner by his late 50s.  Along the way he discovers the extraordinary physical and emotional benefits that flow from chasing ever-increasing fitness goals.  Weiss’s journey shows us that we have the power to influence how we age, that goal-setting and adventure are not solely the province of the young.  At a time when so many of us are looking for ways to increase our health span – that portion of life that we spend in good health – Weiss’s story shows us one way to get there.   Keywords: midlife fitness transformation, running after 40, Ironman after 50. ultramarathon training in your 50s,...