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Jenni Falconer WARRIOR

Born to RUN

Words: Rachel Ifans

Life’s a juggle, right? But for many of us the number of balls and the pace at which they’re spinning around our heads accelerates in our 30s or 40s when we oft en end up ‘adulting’ at top speed, juggling the demands of work and family, trying to marry the needs of dependents, whether that’s tiny kids or elderly relatives, with relationships, mental wellbeing, physical health and more.

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For many of us that was the time that our friend Running knocked on the door off ering salvation and providing an escape from life pressures.

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