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Twenty years ago, someone in the audience at a talk about trail running asked Buzz Burrell, past record holder of the FKT on Colorado Trail and John Muir Trail and co-founder of FastestKnownTime.com: “What’s the key to longevity?” Then 51 years old, Burrell answered: “Like what you do.”
Now 71 and still charging trails—he was the overall winner of the Runner’s Division of the 7.4-mile Dipsea race in June of 2023, and plans to race the 23K Tromsø Skyrace in Norway, the Matterhorn Ultrax Exterme 25K, and the World Masters Uphill and 32.4K in Madiera, Spain in Europe this fall—Burrell stands by his statement so many years ago. “Truly enjoying what you’re doing is one of the best markers for longevity,” he told Trail Runner recently.
Runners like Burrell at 71 and 65-year-old Diana Fitzpatrick, who’s been crushing road and trail races for decades,…
