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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's why I started running at age 45. Unless I get injured and can't run any more, I am kinda hoping that my heart will just explode one day on the track, and that'll be it. (I have already surpassed my one mile running pace from my 20's and have no plans to slow down.)

The injury bit would really suck, as spending the rest of my days not able to walk would be really bad. Even more so as I am using running as a way to delay the process of arterial stenosis that has already started at my kidneys. (I suspect my life would get really suck, really quick, if I can't actively manage that. It's already put me in the ICU once, just about one year ago.)

I got a small glimpse into how my body is breaking down already and decided focus on the things I could actually do to slow that down.

Still, even with the risks, I am able at least point my physical health and well-being in a much better direction that should pay off (hopefully) in my last 40 years. (Quitting booze a few years ago probably ensured that I would still have a family around that gives a shit about me, so there is that as well.)

I can't predict the future and eventually my body will still give out regardless. Doing what I can now to ensure a smooth path out is just about the only thing I can do.