NOT TOO LATE

Gwendolyn Bounds is an award-winning journalist who decided that middle age was the perfect time to master the challenging (and unexpected) sport of obstacle course racing. A blend of memoir and science, NOT TOO LATE is proof that change is possible at any age when we push limits.

Inspiration (possibly even panicked inspiration) struck when Gwendolyn Bounds attended a dinner party where she overheard someone ask a child, "what do you want to be when you grow up." When you're middle age, no one asks you that anymore. So answering that question for herself became a journey of transformation and a dive in to the competitive world of racing. Bounds' journey offers not only inspiration, but guidance, for anyone who craves more out of life. She includes insights from scientists, doctors who specialize in longevity, elite athletes, and performance experts on how to reimagine our limits and completely change what we think we have the ability to do. As she changes her own body and mindset, we find that these self-imposed boundaries don't rule our lives, and we're capable of so much more than we realize when challenged at any age. Gwendolyn Bounds is an award-winning journalist and author whose career spans influential media brands including The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Consumer Reports, CNBC, SmartNews, and more. Her first book, LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE RIVER (William Morrow, 2005), earned wide acclaim for its poignant portrayal of life inside a small-town pub after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Raised in North Carolina, Bounds now lives in New York's Hudson River Valley.