🏃‍♂️ One Step at a Time: Why You’re Ready to Start Running (Even If You Don't believe it yet)

🏃‍♂️ One Step at a Time: Why You’re Ready to Start Running (Even If You Don’t Believe It Yet)

The hardest part of running isn’t the miles.
It’s not the sore legs or the burning lungs. It’s not the early mornings or the unfamiliar ache in muscles you forgot existed.

It’s the first step.

I know because I’ve been there.

And if I’m honest, I almost didn’t take it.

👟 The boy in the braces

As a kid, running wasn’t just something I wasn’t good at—it was something I wasn’t allowed to do.

I was the boy in leg braces, my hips held together with steel and hope, my gait awkward and loud. Every clank of those braces felt like an announcement: This kid is different.

Doctors said my joints wouldn’t last if I ran. My mom, out of love and fear, said I’d thank her someday for keeping me still.

And yet, deep down, I wanted to run anyway.

To feel the wind in my face, the ground under my feet, the joy of moving—not carefully, not cautiously, but freely.

It wasn’t a dream I ever spoke aloud. But it never went away.

🍂 Fast forward

Decades later, I was a husband and a dad. I’d built a career, a family, a life I loved.

But my body? It was failing me again.
Two hip replacements. Chronic pain. A doctor once gently suggested disability—said I should “accept my limitations” and stop trying to push them.

And for a while, I believed him.

I thought my best years were behind me. That running, moving, thriving—that wasn’t for me.

But that restless part of me, the part that refused to settle, kept whispering: What if you tried?

✨ The first step

When I finally decided to run, I didn’t tell anyone. I was too embarrassed.

I walked to the end of my street first, testing the ground beneath me like it might fight back. Then I jogged, slowly, awkwardly, self-conscious of how it must look.

It wasn’t pretty.
It wasn’t fast.

But it was mine.

That first step, that act of defiance against every doubt and every limitation, changed everything.

🏃‍♀️ Running isn’t about being fast. It’s about being free.

Here’s the thing: running isn’t reserved for elite athletes or the people who “make it look easy.”

It’s for:
✔ The mom who wants to feel strong again.
✔ The dad juggling work and kids who craves a moment of peace.
✔ The person recovering from injury, illness, or years of being told “you can’t.”
✔ The person who’s afraid of starting because they think they’re too slow, too out of shape, too old, too broken.

It’s for you.

💡 What I’ve learned along the way

✅ You don’t have to run far.
✅ You don’t have to run fast.
✅ You just have to start.

Running can meet you exactly where you are today—and help you become who you want to be tomorrow.

Your body, your pace, your journey—it all counts.

📩 Let’s find your starting line

If you’re curious about running, if you’ve ever thought, “Maybe I could do this…”—I’d be honored to help you.

I offer affordable, 100% customized coaching plans, built around your life, your challenges, and your goals.
✔ Regular communication with me directly.
✔ Plans that adapt as your life and body do.
✔ A safe, supportive place to start—no judgment, no pressure.

📩 Click here for a free consultation. Let’s take that first step together.