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Saturday, 11 August 2012
From the July 2012 issue of Runner’s World
Three RW readers share their journeys with us
RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY
Paul Cooper, of Phillip Island, Victoria, battled with weight for 20 years before joining Vision Personal Training in 2011. In eight months, the 49-year-old went from 105kg to 83kg, and this year took up running to maintain his weight. Having participated in the Run for the Kids 14K (1:40), the video producer and tourism marketing manager has his sights set on a half-marathon at the 2012 Run Melbourne, which he plans to run in honour of his father, who passed away in 2005 from leukemia. Cooper hopes to raise $1000 for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.“When I started my weight-loss journey, I was doing it for myself. Now that I have reached my weight-loss goals, I feel that this run, my first half-marathon, is for my father.” | |
FINDING THE PERFECT PLACE TO RUN
When Scott Taylor Moore started running in 1998 at a charity relay run around Lake Taupo in New Zealand, he didn’t know that his new-found passion would follow him around the world. In 2002 Taylor Moore moved to England – on a quest to find the perfect run, the probation officer logged kilometres in Budapest, Belfast, Prague and Amsterdam while in Europe. Despite discovering many picturesque runs during his travels, the 42-year-old insists his favourite run is back home: an 8.8km trail around the Waikareao Estuary in Tauranga, NZ, where fond childhood memories give the circuit something special.“I used to play in and around the waterways as a kid. Now my daughter cycles beside me while I run.” | |
COMPLETING 20 MARATHONS IN 29 DAYS
In 2011, Luca Turrini’s mother passed away from cancer. In memory of his mother, the 34-year-old from Cremorne Point, NSW, ran 20 marathons – one in each Italian region – to raise awareness and funds for Cancer Council NSW (outruncancer.com). When he committed to his challenge, the IT professional had not yet run a marathon. But with help from his wife, Lidia, his nutritionist and support crew, Turrini completed his epic adventure and raised more than $40,000.“My challenge is all about making a step forward, one after the other. For how small they may be, put them together and you can cover great distances.” | |
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