Ken Campbell says he never liked sport, but then one day he kept his wife company on a trail run and discovered the joy of being out in the wild When Ken Campbell's wife, Susan, injured her foot, she needed support to rejoin her running group, so Campbell went along to keep her company and share in the recovery. "We were just walking at the beginning," he says. "And I was heavy. I weighed over 200lb [14st 4lb or 90kg]." But as the weeks and months passed, the weight fell away, Susan recovered - ...
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Ken Campbell says he never liked sport, but then one day he kept his wife company on a trail run and discovered the joy of being out in the wild When Ken Campbell's wife, Susan, injured her foot, she needed support to rejoin her running group, so Campbell went along to keep her company and share in the recovery. "We were just walking at the beginning," he says. "And I was heavy. I weighed over 200lb [14st 4lb or 90kg]." But as the weeks and months passed, the weight fell away, Susan recovered - ...
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