Finding running again in midlife helped me find my people, too
- Posted on April 17, 2026
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Finding running again in midlife helped me find my people, too

"I had always thought of running as an individual sport, a place to measure myself against a watch," writes Mike Dlott. "But by midlife I was slower, and the old definition of success no longer fit. I thought I was coming back to running for fitness. I didn't realize what I was missing was a team."