The end of the affair - facing the hard truth that your running days are over

Running through Runyon Canyon, Hollywood

I am someone who has trained and exercised regularly in one form or another since the age of 15, and at 54 training and fitness continues to be central to my existence and sense of wellbeing, physically and mentally.

For 25 of years of what has been a lifetime of exercising and training, first as a competitive bodybuilder between…