Finding the Courage to Try Again | Marathon Record Holder, Keira D'Amato

Keira D'Amato (0:00)

Well, I've done it my way, and I didn't know if my way was working, but I'm okay trying, and I'll either fail or succeed. And succeeding doing it my way has been so beautiful. My path isn't the one path forward, but it's just taught me there's so many different ways to climb the mountain. To climb the mountain.

Michael Gervais (0:27)

All right, welcome back, or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. I'm Michael Gervais, and by trade and training, I'm a sport and performance psychologist. The whole idea behind this conversation, behind this podcast, is to learn from people who are challenging the edges and the reaches of the human experience in business, in sport, in science, in life. We pull back the curtain to explore how they have committed to mastering both their craft and their minds in an effort to express their potential.

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Imagine that you've worked that hard for so many years, you're at the top of your game and then bang, all of a sudden you screw up your ankle and it was kind of over.

So eight years later, Keira started chasing down some unfinished business and she went on to set the American women's record in the marathon at two hours, 19 minutes and 12 seconds. It's flying. And then the world record in women's only 10 mile run and that was at 51 minutes low.