George Takei retires from distance running at 88

George Takei, 88, recently got candidly shared post foot surgery update. 

The Star Trek legend has announced that he is retiring running as he says that the age made him re-evaluate his physical activity.

“I believe in discipline. I do want to – as we say – live long and prosper,” Takei told in a interview with The Guardian. 

His main passion in life is running long distances, and he started running marathons when he was 40.

The last race he completed was the London Marathon of 1991, his last race and a tough experience, which he still remembers very clearly. 

“You have to run over cobbles, so it was horrible on the ankles. I ended up aching all over, leaning on buildings for support,” he described.

After undergoing a foot surgery recently, American actor, author, and activist admitted that it might “life teaching me not to engage in any more crazy 26.2-mile runs for a while.”

In an earlier blog entry he was willing to admit, “I can’t run 26.2 miles anymore. My days of running marathons are over.” 

Nevertheless, he fondly recalls lengthening sweaty workout runs and friendship of fellow runners.

As always a storyteller, Takei equated the so-called "second wind" of marathoners to his own career renaissance. 

“Suddenly, the feet inexplicably regain their easy stride… The pace picks up,” he replied, and his workload is increased "to the warp speed" in the recent past.