An Elite Athlete by Accident

Only 70,000 people compete in ultra marathons every year on the planet earth. Which means that only 0.00012% of the population participates on a yearly basis. I think this can qualify me as an elite athlete. After all of those boyhood dreams of standing on the playing field alongside professional athletes were dashed years ago, I will be able to at least argue that at age 40 I became an elite athlete without even setting out to do so... Strange indeed. Ran 5 today. Will run 9 tomorrow. Off to bed.