Jody Avergan
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536 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2025
last heard 2 Aug
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But why not run anyway?
There are 90-year-olds who run triathlons and 70-year-olds who compete in ultramarathons.
It seems like there's two paths.
You find an entirely new pursuit or you get comfortable with shifting your expectations.
Is it kind of like find a new bar or lower, you know, or change the bar that you're looking at?
Do you have thoughts on either of those?
And I mean, I've certainly been like the one I've been hardest.
I've had the hardest time grappling with has been the lowering of the bar.
Just like, gosh, how depressing would that be to just be doing the same thing, which is not doing it at the level that I know in my head, a new bar.
Oh, I'm doing a whole podcast.
Start to challenge the internal dialogue and redefine success.
Dr. Gendron is talking about aging here, but that's advice that could apply to any athlete.
The best athletes are continually challenging their internal dialogue.
They work on self-talk.
They work on staying in the moment.
And they're continually redefining success.
It's not just about wins and losses, but it's how you go about practice, training, your diet, the mental game.
Sports gives us a framework in which to do all these other things that are probably good for us anyway, that will make us healthier and more well-rounded people.
And the flip side, not controlling your emotions, not staying in the moment, not being purposeful about the process, it can be really bad on the field and as you walk away from sports.
The researchers found that how people felt about their aging had more of an effect on longevity than things like wealth or loneliness or functional health.
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