Running
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I've been running for decades. It's a remarkable equalizer. In a running group you'll have all kinds of people - but we see each other as "runners". There are people from all backgrounds - CEOs, lawyers, physicians, UPS drivers, accountants, students, etc.
Into my 60s, I felt like everyone was a peer - partly because I could keep up with pretty much everyone when we did a long run pace. Now, I can't do the group pace for as long - just seemed to slip in the past 3 years - a big decline over a relatively short time. I hope to see a doc about it in the fall - just to make sure it's just normal wear and tear - and not symptomatic of something else
Still, I see a lot of the 30 somethings I run with as younger - and I'm feeling like they're seeing me as parent's age - which is a bit disqualifying for feeling like a peer. Still, I hope to fight - what I know is a struggle I won't win in the long run.
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