Episode 472: Jenny Hitchings – Breaking Age Group American and World Records at 59

Jenny Hitchings broke an age group world record at 59 years old at the London Marathon this year running 2:45:27 which is a world record for the 55-59 age group. She placed 25th for women in a crowd of 48,000 runners. Jenny lives in Sacramento where she is a running coach and a middle school cross country coach. She has several age group American records. She runs for Rabbit. In this episode, we talk about running to your fullest potential regardless of your age and how she stays strong and confident. I love hearing how she is chasing her dreams! What we talked about: 5:30- Turning 60 12:50- Jenny’s running career 16:00- Redefining age in sport 19:20- Jenny’s experience with menopause 25:20- Satisfaction in the sport and chasing age group records 36:25- Her family’s support of her running 33:00- Injury prevention 41:30- Strength training 48:30- The athletes that she coaches 54:30- Passions outside of running 57:00- The club that she coaches 1:02:30- End of podcast questions Show notes: Demon Copperhead The Lincoln Highway Jenny on Instagram Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Lagoon Use the code “Lindsey” to get 15% off of your order Athletic Greens Go to drinkag1.com/lindsey for a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase Cozy Earth Use the code “Another35” for 35% off your order