Before the recurrence of the disease, the former Australian of the Year set himself the goal of 250 parkruns. On his 242nd, he reflects on life and cancer
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Four kilometres into his 242nd parkrun and Richard Scolyer is full of enthusiasm.
“This is great, Kate!” he calls to his wife, Katie Nicoll, behind him.“Thirty-five minutes and we’ve got 1km to go.”
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