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Joe's avatar

Bloody hell. I'm in bits reading this.

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Rebecca Broad's avatar

This absolutely felled me. Thinking of the marathons I can run around the places I’ve called home.

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Helen Silvester's avatar

A beautiful post! I'm a runner who runs around where I grew up as well. Your writing definitely transported me to the North East and I will think about my younger memories of local landmarks when I run now. Saying hello from a landlocked West Midlands and raising a glass to your mom.

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Penny Brazier's avatar

This is lovely Ellen. Big hugs for your mam's birthday ❤️❤️❤️

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Ibrahim Khan's avatar

Perfectly enjoyable marathon. Waiting for more such episodes.🙏💕🙏

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Seoana Sherry-Brennan's avatar

This is so good Ellen, I was absolutely transported to these places, despite having never been anywhere near them. I would like to do the same but I am so unfit, my post would be about three lines long after I pass out wheezing from running just a few meters.

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