Starting at 58: My First Marathon

“Leadership is not a title. It’s a decision to go first.” In this special episode, we step away from our usual format to bring you an AI-generated deep dive into the heart of Muhammad Aziph Mustapha Kamil’s journey toward the 2026 Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM). Our two AI hosts sit down to analyze the documents, personal posts, and public statements that define Aziph’s "42.195 F...

I didn’t expect this. I started sharing my marathon journey, and a community began to form — especially on Threads. In this episode, I talk about how that changed everything. The support, the conversations, and how people started becoming part of the run. Doing hard things is different when others show up.

This week didn’t go to plan. I fell unwell, missed training, and for the first time since starting this marathon journey, had to deal with the frustration of losing momentum. But sometimes the hardest part of any challenge is not the work itself. It’s what happens when life interrupts the plan. In this episode, I reflect on setbacks, uncertainty, and the mental battle of trying to stay committed w...

This week didn’t go to plan. I fell unwell, missed training, and for the first time since starting this marathon journey, had to deal with the frustration of losing momentum. But sometimes the hardest part of any challenge is not the work itself. It’s what happens when life interrupts the plan. In this episode, I reflect on setbacks, uncertainty, and the mental battle of trying to stay committed w...

I don’t have a coach. No structured plan. No expert guiding me. Just a decision to start. In this episode, I talk about figuring things out as I go, using tools like ChatGPT to think through training, and the bigger lesson I’m learning: Information isn’t the problem. Execution is. Showing up when it’s inconvenient, when you’re tired, and when you don’t feel like it. This is less about running… and...

I realised I had stopped doing hard things. So at 58, I signed up for my first marathon — 42.195 kilometres. No half marathons before this. Longest run so far: 10K. This episode is about why I started, what I didn’t expect, and what this journey is already teaching me about discomfort, discipline, and showing up when you don’t feel like it. This is the beginning of 42.195 For Malaysia, where I’m r...