At 60, Ruth Gledhill was fighting for her life in intensive care, overweight and sedentary after years behind a desk. Five years later, she's standing on World Championship podiums, breaking Age Group World Records and representing Great Britain in the triathlon.

This isn't a story about being naturally athletic or having endless time. Ruth openly shares her challenges, always coming second to her sister in her youth, career stress, and that moment in hospital when she wondered what had gone so wrong.

But what she discovered changed everything, age group categories that finally let her compete fairly, the technology that revealed the truth about her body, and a community that proved it's never too late to start.

In this inspiring conversation you'll learn:

• How Ruth went from learning to walk again to Ironman 70.3 World Championships
• Why age-group sport is a game-changer for midlife and older women
• How wearable tech can empower, not overwhelm your health journey
• Why winning in midlife isn’t about beating younger women, but showing up and staying in motion
• How movement helped Ruth rebuild confidence after career stress, health trauma and self-doubt
• How Ruth overcame paralysing fear of open water swimming
• The irreducible minimum strategy for getting started when motivation fails
• Why movement gave her back the one thing she'd lost

Whether you're curious or intimidated by triathlon, or simply wondering if it's too late to start moving, Ruth's story proves the finish line doesn't care about your past or your age. It only cares that you show up.

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