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Column: The humbling lessons of the trail "> Will Lange. Copyright (c) Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Modified: 7/13/2021 10:10:06 PM The collision between blissful illusion and stark reality is almost always a shock to the system: as when an unsinkable ocean liner runs at high speed into an iceberg; or the unforgettable day I showed up for practice with the Syracuse University cross-country team, ready to go, and just 10 minutes later was gone. My favorite is the sportswriter Paul Gallico’s brief sortie into the ring with then-heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey.