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Running from or to?

The New Zealand Psychological Society annual conference was held in Auckland in early September. As well as finding out what people have been up to in their research and practice, conferences are also a chance to catch up with old friends and collaborators. So, I did.

Since we last met, one of my mates had taken up ultra-distance running. Wikipedia tells me ultra-distance is

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