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TRUE-LIFE

Sliding a giant, fabric orange over my head, I wriggled it down around my body and took a look in the mirror.

‘Zesty,’ I laughed, inspecting my outfit.

It was April 2009, and I was preparing to run my second London Marathon.

For the past 11 years, I’d been a physiotherapist in the Army, helping severely wounded soldiers.

The stress took its toll.

I struggled daily with depression and anxiety, yet as soon as I started running I felt myself relax.

Now, by wearing a wacky costume I hoped to

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