Stepping past your boundaries

On this morning's run I remembered that today is a running friend of mine's birthday.

But my friend Graham is no ordinary runner and this is no ordinary birthday.

Today is Graham's 80th birthday and yes, Graham does still run.

But Graham doesn't just go out for an occasional half mile jog every few weeks. Graham still runs marathons and takes part in races probably more weekends than he doesn't.

I also understand that Graham still does rock climbing.

For me, Graham is an inspiration who proves that we don't have to accept society's expectations of us.

I don't think you'd be surprised if you saw a person in their 80's walking with a stick. My guess is that you'd be much more surprised seeing an 80-year-old marathon runner.

The most positive message of Graham's story for me is that if Graham continually pushes way beyond what other people expect from him, it implies that we could all push way past others', and even our own, expectations of us.

What boundaries do you stay behind because you think that you shouldn't be able to go past them?

What if you stepped past those boundaries?