Midlife is the perfect time to start trail running – here’s how to get into it (opens in new tab)

An increasing number of people are finding trail running relatively late in life – and they’re reaping the health benefitsEarlier this year, 62-year-old Karla Wagner placed second in the 100-mile division of the Grandmaster Ultras, an Arizona trail-running event designed for 50-and-over runners in the age group known as “grandmaster”.For most of her adult life, Wagner, who is from Lander, Wyoming, avoided running because it triggered her asthma. But when asthma meds improved, she added trail ...