The one beneficial thing about the activity or sport of running is that it is a sport for all ages.
Local races in San Marcos will almost always have a “kids 1K” run for children under 12 years of age. There are a few that can be seen in strollers being pushed throughout the race course by a parent. There are some who, at an early age, are very good at running that distance of roughly a half mile. Others sprint for a short distance, walk a little, jog a little, sprint some more and save that big finish sprint to the end where all the friends, volunteers and parents are cheering them on.
At the end of the spectrum are the runners that are classified in the masters, grand masters and senior masters categories — or for the newcomers to running — those runners that are more than 40, 50 or 60 years old.
