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Mar 2023
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Age is just a number: Excelling at runni...

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This week Brian O'Connell chats to Mary Browne, who five years ago took up running at 60. Last week she came first in her age category in the New York Half Marathon. Brian also updates us on his preparation for the Rotterdam Marathon. 
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