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I started running three years ago, not because I wanted to get fit, but because I needed to clear my head. I was going through a stressful time at work, and a colleague suggested that exercise might help me manage the anxiety I was feeling. I had never been a sporty person, so the idea of running seemed almost…

• What was the writer's original reason for starting to run?
• What happened after the writer's very first run?