[quote=Jacarandoso]
Most middle aged people and up should be very careful about running…especially as a coping mechanism for eating and drinking too much. A few good years running could lead to many years of barely being able to walk. Use it while you are learning better habits perhaps, but stay super moderate.[/quote]

That’s me, to a tee!!! The clock is about to turn 44 on this shell and I run 3 miles, 5 days a week, and recently added two days in the gym with weights. I tell myself that the more I run, the more I can drink and eat. My knees sometimes feel like there is kitty litter in there and my soloution is to add another mile so I can have a whole bottle of wine as a reward, which will certainly kill the pain, it’s a vicious cycle. I know you are right and I am wrong, yet I feel powerless. Recently I took two days off of running and two days off of wine and good food. It sucked, so I went back. Oh well, we can’t all be perfect, at least my back will hold up because I never vaccuum.