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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. ________, it made me challenge the fixed expectations of retirement and aging.

Running is a metaphor for life. I realized this while ________ for a marathon to celebrate my 60th birthday. All the other runners being faster than me made me ________. But my coach shared some valuable advice: run at your own best pace. Setting a goal or target time could be a ________. He was right. ________, I ran more easily and faster. I also enjoyed the experience much more.

I have ________ this principle to other areas of my life. Finding a rhythm is not about ________ or 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 ________ to other areas of life, including what people at certain life stages should be doing or not doing. Expectations at my age can ________ how leisure time is spent, decisions about employment and even the role of a ________.

I used to think it was young people who bore the brunt(冲击)of ________, but older adults can experience it too. This is ________, 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. ________ what others are doing.

Their pace is not ________ the pace you should run at. Run in your own way. It’s not better or worse -only ________.