12/06/2026
I used to think goals were about becoming someone different.
Someone more disciplined.
More motivated. More capable.
But after running eight marathons, I don’t think that anymore.
I think so much of achieving something meaningful comes down to letting go of the story we have built about who we are.
Before I ever ran a marathon, I had plenty of evidence that told me why I couldn’t.
I wasn’t an athlete growing up. I didn’t have years of running behind me. I didn’t see myself as someone who could run 42.2km.
And that’s what we do.
We look at where we have been and use it to decide where we are allowed to go next.
But the problem is, the version of you who creates something new doesn’t exist yet.
You build that person in the process.
In the early mornings when nobody knows you showed up.
In the moments when you do the thing you said you would do.
In the small choices that slowly change the way you see yourself.
That’s what running has given me.
Not medals. Not finish times.
Evidence.
Evidence that I can start something before I know exactly how it will unfold.
That’s the part of running I don’t think we talk about enough.
The person you become along the way is what you take with you.
It’s why I’m creating Marathon Mindset Community.
A community for runners chasing something bigger than a finish line.
A place to build belief, consistency and confidence alongside people who understand that running changes more than your fitness.
I’m opening the first founding group now.
$99 for 99 days.
20 runners.
For anyone ready to stop waiting until they feel like “a runner” and start discovering what they are capable of.
If there’s a goal quietly sitting there that you can’t stop thinking about, maybe this is your sign to start.
Here are the details: https://lnkd.in/gbEcqGkp
