Let's meet Anna

Meet the R4R Runners #103

Welcome to the 103rd edition of the Meet the R4R Runners. It’s amazing that we’ve learnt a little bit more about 103 members of our community and long may it continue. Each week, our community gets stronger and the perspectives shared help sharpen our tools in helping to make Canberra suicide-free. And this week is no different.

Anna has provided some great answers and she might have nabbed the record for longest distance from Canberra in the “where are you from?” question. Without further ado, let’s meet Anna!

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What is your name? 

Anna

Where are you from?

Barcelona

What's your favourite thing about Canberra?

Nature!!!

How did you hear about R4R and when did you first attend?

Came across when I was walking with a friend one Wednesday night

What's your favourite thing about R4R?

The community

What would you like to see R4R do?

Social events, hikes, bicycle rides…

What's the longest you've ever run? 

20 min

Are you planning on taking part in any races or events soon or are there any just gone?

Not a competitive person (for now)

Which three people (alive or dead) would you like to run or walk 6km with?

Dad, my two best friends

What does resilience mean to you?

Keeping a strong community where people don’t feel alone anymore (even when they don’t want to)

When you look back on the hardest moment/s in your life, is there anything you wish you could have told yourself? 

Yes, listen to myself.

Thanks, Anna!

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We’ve officially booked out the City 2 Surf Bus and if we’re able to get 30 more people to commit, we’ll book another bus… Imagine that! What a day it would be sending two busloads of R4R Runners to Sydney! You won’t have to pay upfront, but please only register if you’re serious about attending.

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Some Exciting News

One of the pillars of how we think Canberra can be suicide-free is getting more people involved in exercise and community. It’s only one part of the equation, but it’s an important one, and recently, we’ve made some progress… Watch this space for an announcement or hear it first hand at tonight’s run!