Last Updated on March 8, 2024
He’s run all over the world. But when we caught up with him, 72-year-old Neal Ater was running close to home: in the Track Shack Winter Park 10K. Considering his world-ranked running resume, it’s easy to assume, incorrectly, that he’s been running all his life. But the truth is, he only started running at age 59. He shares how running changed his life, his health and his family relationships.