Running
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My First Marathon: Not Quite the Way I Planned It
My first marathon started with a late bus, a run-in with a car, an unhappy knee and a wardrobe malfunction involving gaiters. Somehow, I still made it to the finish line — 27 minutes before cutoff. 😂
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I Made It to the Top… Just Not Before Cut-Off
I trained for Point to Pinnacle for three months. Then, two weeks before the race, diverticulitis and a hospital stay changed everything. I went anyway, planning to walk what I couldn’t run—and somehow still made it to the summit, just not before the official cut-off. 😊
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How I Snuck Into Perth Marathon
With only six weeks of training, I somehow found myself at the Perth Marathon — starting dead last, stopping at every toilet, passing dozens of runners, and somehow having one of my best marathon days yet. 😂
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Painful Break-Up!
My doctor told me to stop running for seven days. The Achilles could probably handle the rest. I wasn’t so sure I could — especially when my smartwatch started ageing me four years in a day. 😂
Stories Along the Way 