The following article was reproduced with permission from the BMA journal: When Dumfries GP Joasia Zakrzewski discovered she had a talent for long-distance running, she entered herself for some gruelling international marathons that helped her handle the stress of general practice. Jennifer Trueland reports:  

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Having never run a 50K race before, Jo Zakrzewski, from Dumfries Running Club, was very flattered to be invited to run in the World IAU 50K Trophy Final in Assen, Holland as a wildcard entrant on the basis of various performances over the year.

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John Jarvie was the only DRC representative at this race last Sunday the first in a series of challenges he is attempting to raise money for Macmillan Cancer in the next month or two. As a relatively new club member who started on the beginners group on a Monday John has made great progress and further improved his personal best with a time of 110minutes and there is every chance that he will be faster again in the coming weeks.