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Running cured my anxiety

Rachel Ann Cullen, 39, from Halifax, West Yorkshire.

‘The real catalyst for my interest in running came after the birth of my daughter in 2010, when I decided to run the London Marathon! I set myself that goal partly to get rid of the baby weight, but mainly for the mental benefits.

‘I’d been taking mild antidepressants pretty much continuously for the previous 10 years, and I was terrified of the mental effects of being a mum. I felt I had to

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