IRON RIVER, Mich. (WOOD) — Father Time is known as one of the toughest opponents in sports.

Many athletes wrestle with the difficult reality that their body can’t do the same things it used to, before eventually calling it a career.

At 43, snowboarder Nick Baumgartner isn’t ready to give in to Father Time — or anyone else he’s racing against.

He’s still going to great lengths to keep his body in shape and prepared for the rigors of a snowboard cross race.

“I’m not going to be fast on every single track,” Baumgartner said. “But you put me in the right situation, you put me on the right track. With my ability to fight through the pressure, I’ve been here for so long, I’m a dangerous person.”

When he’s home in Iron River, he runs the steps at his old high school football stadium, before

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