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Fit & Well
Health
Maddy Biddulph

​​I tried running again after an eight-year break—here’s what I discovered

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I might be a personal trainer but I’m not a natural runner, and since I became a mom eight years ago I’ve struggled to find time to get out for a run. Before kids, I’d run at least three times a week and I always found it an energizing way to start the day.

I recognize and really value how much outdoor exercise can boost your mental health and wellbeing, so when I saw that Motor Neurone Disease Association was holding a challenge to run 31 miles in January, I felt it was a sign to get back out there. I lost my lovely aunty Jenny Hall to this horrible disease and MNDA is a charity very close to my heart.

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