The most important life lesson I've learned from running is to run at my own pace. This lesson has guided me in many ways. 1, it made me challenge the fixed expectations of retirement and aging.
Running is a metaphor for life. I realized this while 2for a marathon to celebrate my 60 m birthday. All the other runners being faster than me made me 3. But my coach shared
some valuable advice: run at your own best pace. Setting a goal or target time could be a 4. He was right. 5, I ran more easily and faster. I also enjoyed the experience much more.
I have 6 this principle to other areas of my life. Finding a rhythm is not about 7or how many things I can get done in a day. It has more to do with what I decide to do at this stage in my life.
Running carries its own set of expectations, including what it meant to be a strong runner. But expectations also 8 to other areas of life, including what people at certain life stages should be doing or not doing. Expectations at my age can9how leisure time is spent, decisions about employment, and even the role of a 10.
I used to think it was young people who bore the brunt（冲击）of11, but older adults can experience it too. This is 12, because often later in life is a time when we are less inclined to care about the opinions of others.
That is the message my running coach was trying to convey. 13what others are doing.
Their pace is not14 the pace you should run at. Run in your own way. It's not better or worse -only 15.
