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‘I LOVE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE ON THE START OF THEIR FITNESS JOURNEY’

Steph Hulford, 50, from Cumbria, is a volunteer at her local parkrun.

‘I’ve been involved with parkrun for eight years and, for the last three, with my local run in Penrith. For me, parkrun is all about encouraging everyone to give running a go. When I volunteer to be the tailrunner – or walker – I really enjoy it. It gives me the chance to support people who are newer to running, coming back from injury, or people with younger children. I don’t worry about my time. What’s important is that I

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