Win Cycle | From Not Too Late: “Unathletic” To Unstoppable: Gwendolyn Bounds on Reinvention 🔥

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon hosts Gwendolyn Bounds, author of "Not Too Late," on the Purple Patch podcast as part of the Win Cycle series, which focuses on performance in various aspects of life. Alongside Purple Patch Fitness Co-Founder Kelli McMaster, Gwendolyn shares her journey from an unathletic childhood to becoming a competitive Spartan racer in her 40s. She emphasizes the importance of mindset, commitment, and breaking routines.

Gwendolyn discusses the transformative power of obstacle course racing, which improved her health, work performance, and overall life satisfaction. She highlights the significance of community and coaching in her journey. The conversation also touches on the benefits of integrating physical challenges into one's life, regardless of age or current fitness level.

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0:00.0	Hey folks, just before we get going, we've got a special episode today.
0:04.3	Not only is it the second part of our wind cycle series where we put aside our triathlon hat
0:10.8	and we think about performance in the broader lens, thinking about performance across work,
0:15.1	life and everything else that's important to us.
0:17.9	We also have a very special guest today, Gwendolyn Bounds, author of Not Too Late.
0:22.6	You're going to hear more about her in the introduction, but if you want to connect or you want to follow
0:27.7	Gwendolyn, feel free to reach out to her directly via the links that we put into the show notes.
0:33.6	Make sure you go there, give her a follow, and I would highly recommend that you purchase the book for a good read or listen. It's empowering.
0:40.9	And as ever, if you want to continue the conversation with us at Purple Patch, feel free to reach out. You know where to find us. Info at Purple Patch Fitness.com.
0:49.7	It's a great way to continue the conversation if you're interested in any of our leadership programming, whether
0:54.5	it's a workshop or a keynote presentation. I'd be delighted to have a chat with you to see whether
0:59.3	it might be a good fit. Same address, info at purple patchfitness.com. Without further ado, enjoy the show.
1:05.5	It's a special one today. Cheers. I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast.
1:16.4	The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential.
1:20.1	Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere in a great sport into life.
1:36.8	Music starved people everywhere in a great sport into life. And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon, and today we have a
1:42.8	very special episode. In fact, we have a very special episode.
1:45.2	In fact, we've got a special guest.
1:47.8	It is Gwendolyn Bounds.
1:49.5	Gwendolyn is the author of Not Too Late.
1:53.6	It is a fantastic new book.
1:55.9	It's subtitled The Power of Pushing Your Limits at Any Age.
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