{"id":23287,"date":"2026-05-29T09:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/if-you-want-to-run-your-first-marathon-in-your-50s-it-helps-to-be-chased-by-zombies\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:37:24","slug":"if-you-want-to-run-your-first-marathon-in-your-50s-it-helps-to-be-chased-by-zombies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/if-you-want-to-run-your-first-marathon-in-your-50s-it-helps-to-be-chased-by-zombies\/","title":{"rendered":"If you want to run your first marathon in your 50s, it helps to be chased by zombies"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Ben Elton didn\u2019t distract from the pain of moving my body, I found the perfect solution \u2013 the interactive smartphone game Zombies, Run!<\/p>\n

At 56, I am running my first marathon, an old, fat, bald dad surrounded by millennials in body-hugging Lycra and smiles that look AI-generated. But I am ahead of them. For they are only competing for positions and personal bests, and I am being chased by zombies.<\/p>\n

The black dog of depression hit me around the time of my last birthday. I didn\u2019t feel I had achieved anything of note for an eternity. I used to work out but, for years, work kept getting in the way. I decided to kill two circling, carcass-sniffing vultures with one stone and run my first marathon.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen Ben Elton didn\u2019t distract from the pain of moving my body, I found the perfect solution \u2013 the interactive smartphone game Zombies, Run!
\nAt 56, I am running my first marathon, an old, fat, bald dad surrounded by millennials in body-hugging Lycra and smiles that look AI-generated. But I am ahead of them. For they are only competing for positions and personal bests, and I am being chased by zombies.
\nThe black dog of depression hit me around the time of my last birthday. I didn\u2019t feel I had achieved anything of note for an eternity. I used to work out but, for years, work kept getting in the way. I decided to kill two circling, carcass-sniffing vultures with one stone and run my first marathon. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Ben Elton didn\u2019t distract from the pain of moving my body, I found the perfect solution \u2013 the interactive smartphone game Zombies, Run! At 56, I am running my first marathon, an old, fat, bald dad surrounded by millennials in body-hugging Lycra and smiles that look AI-generated. But I am ahead of them. For …<\/p>\n

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