The Back of the Pack
I’m a runner.1
That’s hard for me to say.
It’s true that I have run eight races ten miles or longer, and have been running steadily for thirteen years.
But when I say “I’m a runner” there is the subtle and subversive subtext of, “I’m not a real runner.” I’m slower and less committed than most. I never win any races, or set any records, and I’m getting slowe…
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