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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
World
George Lythgoe

'I used to have to catch my breath every 10 minutes... now I run ultramarathons'

He couldn't go further than 10 minutes without having to stop to catch his breath. But now, one Wiganer now preparing to take on his latest marathon has proven that anyone can succeed.

Before the pandemic, Chris Colquitt hadn’t touched his trainers in years. But, as like thousands across the UK trapped indoors, the 40-year-old decided “there was nothing to do during lockdown except run again.”

In early 2020, Chris started jogging up hills and running around his home in Wigan but had to stop running every ten minutes to catch his breath.

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