What does it look like to age curiously, train smarter, and build a life of meaning—together?
Meet Joan Weisberg-Beyerlein and Doug Beyerlein: partners in life, Love, and adventure. At 75, Joan is training for a 10-mile open water swim in Vermont. Doug is still running ultramarathons and logging 3-hour trail runs for fun. Between them, they’ve overcome addiction, Burnout, injury, and the daily cultural script that says we should be slowing down by now.
In this lively, thoughtful, and often hilarious conversation, we unpack:
- How Joan went from overweight and smoking to marathon runner at 30—and then started swimming ag 65
- Doug’s journey from high school chess club president to finishing over 70 ultramarathons
- How they met later in life and built a bond rooted in adventure, reinvention, and play
- What it means to train with intention, embrace adaptive nutrition, and keep redefining yourself
- How to live so fully that you end up educating your own doctor about aging
This episode is about more than swimming or ultrarunning. It’s about living with joy, curiosity, and self-awareness—at any age.
🧠 Key Takeaways
- 🎯 You’re never too old to change your story—from addiction or burnout to high performance
- 🥗 What “adaptive nutrition” actually looks like in your 70s—and why one-size-fits-all fails us as we age
- 🧘 How injury can become a gateway to deeper self-awareness and healing
- ❤️ The joy of doing hard things together and how love itself can be an act of reinvention
- 🧪 Aging well = training the mind, body, and spirit with intention and playfulness
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I’m Kush Khandelwal, host of the Ageless Athlete Podcast. While I come from a background as a lifelong rock climber and outdoor athlete, my work is really about something much broader: how we can all stay active, vibrant, and engaged as we age.
On the podcast, I interview world-class athletes, explorers, and health experts—but the lessons go far beyond sports. Together we explore how to keep our bodies strong, our minds sharp, and our spirits resilient—whether that means walking pain-free, picking up a new hobby at 60, or simply finding more joy in everyday life.
With almost 90 episodes, I’ve had conversations with Olympians, scientists, and ageless adventurers who prove that life after 50 can be just as bold and rewarding as any other stage. My mission is to share practical insights and inspiring stories that help all of us, athlete or not, embrace the second half of life with curiosity, confidence, and energy.
