A moment that changed me: I was terrified of my own body – until a surprising 20-mile bike ride
But an invitation from a colleague set me on an unexpected and exhilarating new path In 2023, I was in the Alps trekking the 80-mile Tour du Mont Blanc when there came a moment I was no longer trekking, exactly.
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- Others were casually bopping past me, up and over like water around a stone.
- As a child, I was the one who always got picked last in gym class.
- I was not always fit enough to trek 80 miles in the Alps.
I would have picked me last too: by any measure, I was the most physically awkward kid in my year group.
I grew up with spinal conditions that solidified my sense of being ‘weak and weird’.
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