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Romesh Ranganathan says London Marathon training is ‘good’ for his mental health

Romesh Ranganathan says he knows how it feels to hit “rock bottom” but training for the TCS London Marathon has been good for his mental health.

Ranganathan, who is patron of the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm), said he “wasn’t a runner” before he started training for the April 21 event but has discovered that pushing himself outside his comfort zone has been a positive experience.

He will run as part of the charity’s team which includes Natalie Clements, whose brother Aaron died by suicide, and Luke Remfry who had suicidal thoughts when he felt “lost” following

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