by Amy Lynch
09th Sep 2022
09th Sep 2022
Perimenopause and turning 40 meant Amy’s usual exercise routine wasn’t cutting it so, despite a dodgy knee and with thoughts of her dad’s heart-attack in her mind (he was in his 50s), she took up running…
I started running in my forties. Sure, how hard can it be? Spoiler alert: hard. Very hard. That’s probably because I’m just not a runner. Decades ago, I filed myself into the “I cannot run” category. And I was okay with that. School sports memories comprised of being picked last, winning zero athletics medals and letting the volleyball team down with a failed spike that ended in a skint knee and a long bus ride...
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