The record-breaking runner who hated her legs
A lifelong battle with her body image got Mimi Anderson running at 36. Within a year she was doing ultra-marathons. But the greatest change was in her relationship with her body.
Mimi Anderson started running at the age of 36. She wanted more shapely legs and so hit the gym. Mimi had a history of eating disorders, but her newfound love of running forced a change in her relationship with food and her body image. She went on to become a record-breaking endurance athlete completing feats such as the Marathon des Sables and becoming the fastest woman to run the length of Great Britain. The training and competitions did lead to those thinner legs. But when she got them, she realised she didn't want or need them anymore. Her latest book is called Limitless.
Picture credit Mikkel Beisner
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