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White wins in bid for Worlds
While Andrew White had his eyes firmly on the road at Run Melbourne, presented by The Age, his sights are set on the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham in October.
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Melissa strives to motivate
“If you work hard and do the right thing, there is nothing you can not achieve” says successful business woman and ovarian cancer survivor, Melissa Opie.
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Starlight staff set their sights on Run Melbourne
Sharon Dann and Kent Walsdorf are both passionate about brightening the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children and their families. It is for this reason that they work at the Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia and are participating in Run Melbourne, presented by The Age.
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Team Barry to show support for Thom
“Inoperable” “brain” and “cancer” are three words parents pray they only hear in nightmares.
However, in March 2008, this nightmare became a reality for Diane Gibney, when without warning, her healthy, 18 year old son, Thom, suffered a severe seizure, tests later confirming that he had an inoperable brain cancer.
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Lifelong runner to raise funds for research
Janine Paranavitana may find she can’t match the $31,000 her husband’s firm raised in Run for the Kids. Nevertheless, she is overwhelmed by the generosity of her friends and family for Run Melbourne.
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Stella aims to assist others
When Stella Ashton was learning to drive, she found seeing things a bit difficult… 20 years later her vision was “like looking through a frosted shower screen.”
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Doing it for the kids
Both Daniel Di Domenico and Neil Maxam are running in Run Melbourne, presented by The Age, to raise funds for charities that support children and young people.
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Fighting the fear: a place of hope and confidence
There are many fears associated with cancer. The fear of getting cancer. The fear of cancer reoccurrence. The fear of dying.
However, Helen Walker explains that while outsiders may imagine that the Peter MacCallum Center (Peter Mac) is a frightening and depressing place; they are most definitely wrong.
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Watch out world, here comes a winner on wheels!
Jake Lappin is a force to be reckoned with. A 16 year old, year 10 student at Assumption College in Kilmore, Jake first became involved in wheelchair racing three years ago through Wheelchair Sports Victoria's “Get on the Track” program.
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Running to a new self-image
When Lauren Oliver, a confessed couch potato, went through personal chaos at the start of the year she overhauled her life and decided to run the half marathon in Run Melbourne, presented by The Age. “It was the goal and the boost I needed to get myself back on track” says Lauren.
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Running to remain mobile
Steven-Meyer Cohen was once advised by his neurologist that it was more than likely he would be in a wheelchair by his 35th Birthday. However, after just having had his first child he was determined to do whatever he could to prove this prophesy wrong. And he has. At 42, Steven will walk/run the 5km course in Run Melbourne, presented by The Age.
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Chase your dream
Melanie Tait is proving Oprah Winfrey’s philosophy that “running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.”
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Foreign event = great motivator
Motivation is essential for Flora Woods, whose happiest moment when running is “getting to the finish alive!”
It is for this reason that she will travel from her home in Auckland, New Zealand to Melbourne in June to run the half marathon at Run Melbourne, presented by The Age.
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Mission: distance running
Priscilla Welch, masters marathon great, once said: “if you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don’t spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.”
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Challenge accepted
In early February, Chris Pedersen was set a challenge by his roommate Jennifer Ward, who works for World Vision and is passionate about charity work. The challenge: to run 10 kilometres in Run Melbourne, presented by The Age and to raise funds for charity while doing so.
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Travel destination: Run Melbourne
Walking through a city’s streets is often understood as the best way to see a new place, soak up the city’s vibe and appreciate the culture. However, the new trend is to run.
André Luiz, from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, is visiting Melbourne for the first time in June and is running 10km in Run Melbourne, presented by The Age. He says, “It is a great opportunity to get to know the city and get in contact with Melbournians.”
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No time to train?
Russell Green does not want to match the exploits of Ron Hill, who has not missed a day of training since 1964, despite serious injury. However, he does wish to fit in a few runs a week as he and his teammates prepare for Run Melbourne, presented by The Age.
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'Anyone can'
Nicky Robinson has never run more than 50 metres in her life. Nicky reveals: “I think it was for a bus I was trying to catch!” And yet, she has set herself a challenge of a 10km run in this year’s Run Melbourne, presented by The Age, primarily to raise funds for a good cause.
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A goal and a cause
Adam Joffe started running to rebuild his fitness after two knee reconstructions, numerous broken bones and the realization that his hopes of a football career were dashed. However, before he knew it he was addicted and had completed his first marathon with a lap of the MCG...
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Never lonely on the road
Running is often considered an individual activity. An activity where you put on your headphones and set out alone, pounding the pavement in complete solitude, feeling only your heart beat.
However, it was a culture of mateship and community at the Eclipse Family Fitness Centre in Kyneton, which thrust Luke Stratford into running and finishing his first half marathon in 2008.
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Run Melbourne, presented by The Age returns for 2009
The first staging of Run Melbourne, presented by The Age in 2008 was a spectacular success with some 12,000 runners and walkers joining in the challenge and the fun of the day at Federation Square and around many of Melbourne's major landmarks.
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Daughter's gentle persuasion
When a parent offers constant encouragement to a child it’s often seen as nagging...
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