healthy and that extends to my mental health he says i also believe that running clears the mind and helps keep worklife balance in the long run his life philosophy is based on a very simple logic your legs never tell you that you cannot run it is the mind that declares you are tired so running long distance is nothing but a matter of mindset over energy this june 30 when mankad turns 66 he plans to add yet another lap measuring 510 m to his existing regime of 65 laps to match his age at the karnavati club track one can see this very young old man have a go at life every morning i am in it for the long run he says