I turned 55 today can't run anymore and my life sucks do you guys the same age feel the same

Same here, moved to cycling. Moved to cycling 15 years ago at age 55 and never looked back. Lots of great races and adventures. Sure, running was my first love, and wish I could still run, but I know quite a few high-level runners who switched to cycling

Quitting all social media BS, including Lets Run will improve your life.

It might, but it doesn't make you being 35 again.

Umm, you should do whatever makes you happy. Aging is inevitable. Death is inevitable. Run for the right reason, to achieve attainable goals as opposed to chasing unreachable dreams. The key to transitioning to running in later years and even in the present is to tempering your expectations. Expectations lead to disappointment if they're not reasonable.

You cant do anything with injuries so rest is your only chance. Rest and time will heal wounds. In the mean time you will have to take care of your life issues and find a way to train.

With many injuries you can use a aqua jogger to simulate what you do in your training. In your mind pretend you are on the trail running your regular workout. Your heartrate will be lower so you will run faster in the water. You can train significantly longer and faster in the water. For me 3 and half laps (25M) is a mile unless I run far than it is more than 3 and a half.

You are in good shape to be very competitive in your age group if you allow your injuries to heal. Your chances of running the times of 30 years ago are not likely.

Wish you well.

Leave what's for the youth for the youth...Everyone you see who is 17, 20, 21 today will be 55 or dead before 55 one day. It's inescapable. Stressing about things you can't control is a waste because in the end, the life and death game is one you can't win. The key is to not allow your limited time on earth to be consumed in misery and worry.

There's someone on dialysis who would give anything to be in your position. Someone with a terminal cancer diagnosis who is trying to make the most of the 6 months they have to live. Everything has an end date so don't waste time worrying or trying to reverse time. You can't.

If you were given a terminal diagnosis today and told you had 6 months to a year to live, I think you'd quickly be able to find the answer to that question.

The point is you should try to live every week like you only have a month left to live, within reasons of course, instead of prolonging misery for that month.

or another way to put it, imagine yourself in 20 years, old and tired, looking back at the 55 year old version of yourself.

You'll say 'oh man I wish had done X or Y when I was young and 55! Why didn't I?'

what is that X and Y for you? Do it now so later you don't regret not doing it.

10 years younger than you, but I've been through this.

Let go of your identity as a runner and a cardio junkie. The mismatch between your identity and your ability is what is making you miserable.

Quit drinking. Do yoga and pilates. All you need is floor space, a mat, and youtube. It will suck, then you will learn to love it.

In 18 months you can try running again.

Yeah I just walk now. Sometimes 5 or 6 hours a day. It's better than doing nothing.

Try mixing it up. Run/walk/Run. Bike on other days. Try other aerobic workouts. Swimming, hiking, dancing, spin class, aerobic class.

You're not ready to die until you find something to live for.

First step: strengthen your glutes. That's always the first step.

Second step: find a hobby; something better than trolling LetsRun with your ridiculous "I just want to run 17 minutes" story. I don't know many 55-year old used-to-be-fast runners who are concerned about their current 5k time.

Third step: keep doing your homework so you can graduate this spring.

If you think your life sucks, you should strongly consider therapy and doing volunteer work with people less fortunate than you are. Helping others feels REALLY good and gives perspective.

I'm in my mid 30s and have knee issues. I'm told the patella is not tracking properly but the exercises I'm given to strengthen the glutes just seem to inflame the kneecap further. I'm at a loss with it.

In addition to that I have to do exercises to keep hamstring tendinopathy and adductor tendinopathy in check.

With regards to staying in a race fitness I made big strides forward by dropping the mileage and doing 30 minutes of threshold to sub-threshold every 5-6 days. When I raced the 5k this summer at 5:35 pace my workouts were no faster than 6:10 pace. It's really quite effective as long as you stay in the sweet spot and have many recovery days to reduce inflammation.

45 here and still running. I stress about getting “the” injury because running is such a central driver of happiness for me. Not racing. Just running. I am successful at work, have a great wife and kids, and a solid friend group… but running is where I feel closest to God. I am a much better person after a 10-mile run. Happier, calmer, more focused, less anxious. So I get scared…

I ran well in college but stopped racing in my late 20s/early 30s when times plateaued. I’ll still jump into a race here and there for fun, but it’s more about the experience and less about the competition.

I have friends who were All-America in college who are fine not running and it makes me kind of jealous, to be honest. Anyway, I’m taking steps to include new activities but the problem is time. It’s so hard to find time to do other activities.

OP, running can be an addiction. I realized that at age 51 when I was diagnosed as having a running career ending injury, having had prior experience as an alcohol abuse counselor. For the most part, it's a healthy addiction and for those of us (like you and me) a far better addiction than the negative addictions of gambling, drugs, alcohol, etc.

Now, to give you some perspective, I'm 77. I've had two "career ending" running injuries. I beat wone and I'm in the process of beating the second one now. I had cancer 3 years ago. It's now cured. I'm at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston today with my wife who has been diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. It's eventually fatal, but it was caught early and she might have several good years left. Not to make this about me, but I just want to give you some perspective. Be grateful for the health that you have.

Now, that accomplished I hope, here are my suggestions for you.

1. I don't know Ralph, but you should reach out to him. I do know that an integrative approach can work seemingly miracles because they have done so for me. Alternative approaches can sometimes work when traditional medicine fails. You haven't described your injuries so I can't be specific, but here are a few things to look into.

Prolotherapy, PRP injections, stem cell injections, yoga, reiki, LED light therapy, castor oil soaks, Epsom salts, taping, orthotics, dry needling, massage therapy, injury specific rehab exercises, ozone therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, supplements. Most of these won't work for you. My lifetime experience is that only 1 in 6 alternative approaches have worked for me. That's sounds disappointing until you consider that I found ONE THAT WORKED. Don't give up because the traditional approach isn't working and the first couple of alternative approaches you try don't work. Just keep looking.

2. Since, like me, you probably have an addictive personality, you need to find another positive addiction to supplement your reduced running. I'm not a fan of crossfit, but it fits the addictive personality. Lots of other sports are fun. I find trail running to be a decent replacement for running. You might try running meditation or walking meditation. I can recommend a soundtrack you can listen to.

Anyway, there seem to be refreshing majority of helpful comments on this thread. Thanks to everyone for helping.

They do say it’s very challenging.

Get a Zwift set up and get on the bike. You can race indoors and also ride for hours, once your ass is sorted out.

Your age is a key issue. I'm 71. You can keep going until you get cancer. Then I can assure you it gets a little more difficult.

Until then, you can also join a bike club and ride outdoor with the proper equipment. The clubs are full of guys our age still performing at a high level.