The world’s oldest ultramarathon runner is racing against death
At 53 I am beginning to acknowledge that I will never run a sub 4 hour marathon again. That's not just age; my priorities are different and I don't want to put in the hours it would take. I want to keep doing a marathon per year, but I can see that there will be a day when I can't.<p>I already skipped last year due to an injury. I think it's better. I'm being careful about recovery.<p>I don't mean to be maudlin. I have probably five decades left to live, and much to do that isn't running. But there's a loss of a part of identity that isn't thrilling me.