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New Zealand born ultra-distance trail runner, Sophie Grant, has podiumed at the renowned Transgrancanaria ultra, won the Lakes Sky Ultra race and represented Great Britain at the World Trail Championships. But rewind 10 years and she was only just entering her first half-marathon.
Sophie, who swapped London life for living out of a campervan in the mountains of Europe, chats about how she went from self-titled ‘overweight shuffler’ to successful ultra-runner, and sheds light on what a typical week of training looks like.