“Unlocking Hidden Potential: How Late Bloomers Defy the Odds to Flourish”
Have you ever found yourself staring at the starting line while feeling like you’re at the finish line instead? That’s exactly how I felt the day I jogged my first mile at 47. It seemed like a bridge too far—running just wasn’t my thing. After all, I had spent much of my life believing that running was off-limits for me due to foot issues born in middle school gym class. But on that fateful day, something shifted within me. Fueled by an impulse I couldn’t quite articulate, I decided to make that jump—into the unknown, past years of self-doubt and limiting beliefs. What followed was not just a physical achievement, but a profound realization that sometimes the biggest transformations come in the smallest steps. Join me as I unpack this journey of self-discovery and the unexpected life lessons that unfolded when I dared to lace up my sneakers. LEARN MORE.
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What I learned about rewriting my life by running my first mile at 47
The starting line felt more like a finish line for me that day. As the crowd surged forward, I lingered at the back, waving my husband and kids off with no intention of running. Running wasn’t something I did — it wasn’t something I could do. Or so I thought. But that day, for reasons I still don’t fully understand, I jogged after them. By the time I hit the mile mark, alone and out of breath, I realized something incredible: I had rewritten a story I’d been telling myself since middle school.
The Origins of a Limiting Belief
My middle school P.E. class was where it all started. When kids were first tasked with running the mile, I developed terrible foot pain. It turned out I had structural issues with my feet, a problem that would stick with me for years. For the next 20 years, I cycled through treatments, diagnoses, and therapies, learning just enough about the problem to put a label on it. But running? That was off the table.
Over time, the pain decreased enough that I could walk long distances without discomfort, but it never occurred to me to try running. Running just wasn’t part of my life. When people asked, I joked, “I only run when…
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