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tehwebguy on April 2, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to Start Running

    But soft tissues, tendons, ligaments, bone density...
    that takes years to acclimate.

Is this the reason for so-called "old guy strength"?

js2 on April 2, 2016 [–]

Part of adapting to running is becoming more efficient ("running economy"). Technique, proprioception, those things take time.

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