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A 72-year-old VC who started running at 54 does 4 marathons a year. Here's how he fits running into his busy workday.
- Greg Ho, the president of Spring Mountain Capital, runs 4 marathons a year while balancing a busy workday and running an investment firm.
- Ho was not able to fit exercise into his schedule until he was in his fifties, but now at 72, he has run a total of 43 marathons.
- Despite having multiple ankle and leg problems, he completed and successfully fundraised for his first marathon at the age of 56.
- He continues to run the same 18-week training program for both Spring and Fall marathons each year, which requires about 8 hours of running per week.
- He wakes up at 4:30 am each day, works for most of his day, and spends four hours doing recreational activities with his wife, which he believes helps him to maintain his busy lifestyle.
- Ho only gets 4.5 hours of sleep each night, so he practices other longevity-boosting habits such as eating healthily and trying to reduce stress.
- He hopes to run a total of 100 marathons by his 100th birthday, with the plan to run 3 marathons per year until turning 80 and then reducing gradually with age.
- Ho has also been able to use his passion for running to connect with like-minded individuals and fundraise for charities such as the Robin Hood Foundation.
- Running has also helped educate him about healthy aging in communities of color, an issue that his investment firm supports through the West Harlem Innovation Network.
- Ho cites running as a key way to help him maintain his busy lifestyle.
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