Mine is a familiar story: I used to hate even the idea of running. But, in 2020, when gyms closed their doors, I downloaded the Couch to 5k app, and ran approximately three times a week for the next ...

Luckily, I felt safe with buoys to hang on to and my friend guiding me, and somehow, after just that one open-air practice session where I’d swim a few hundred metres then stop at the lake side, I ...