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    I'm doing it!

    Oct 20, 2022 2 minutes

    I'm doing it because I love tramping

    Anna Sophia has discovered a love for tramping at 58, and Walk1200km is helping her keep fit.

    Palmerston North-based counsellor Anna Sophia was a gym-goer but turned to walking amid Covid restrictions.

    That's when the Walk1200km challenge popped up on her Facebook feed.

    Tramping wasn't part of Anna's upbringing and didn't always fit in with raising children, but since beginning Walk1200km in February, she's been going

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