The article reflects on the author's journey as a runner over 25 years, from completing his first 100-mile race to preparing for a daunting 250-mile event at 57. It highlights how aging affects one's willingness to face fears and take risks. While many peers may shy away from challenging situations, the author finds vitality and purpose in them, understanding that growth often stems from vulnerability and discomfort. As he approaches the Cocodona 250 Mile, he expresses both fear and excitement for the transformative experience ahead.
As I write this 25 years later, I am a 57-year-old grandfather, a running store manager, and a salt-encrusted veteran runner standing on the starting line of my first 250-mile race.
A thing I have noticed among my peers as I have gotten older, is that fewer and fewer of them seem willing or able to put themselves in scary situations.
On the one hand, I can understand why they choose not to take the risk. On the other hand, I look at my own life and say to myself, It is in those situations that I feel most alive!
I am here, on the eve of the Cocodona 250 Mile, [...] scared of what the next five days might have in store for me, but also enthralled by the opportunity to learn, to grow.
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