Hayley Pymont is using the hundreds of kilometres she is clocking up on the New South Wales South Coast in preparation for the New York Marathon to build a new purpose for herself and help improve the mental health of others.
The 27-year-old Wiradjuri woman, who grew up on Dharawal land is one of the young people selected for the Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP) for 2022, which was founded by Australian champion runner Robert de Castella.