Running through the cold and puddles along the banks of the Birrarung, the Ghost River writer finds contentment
In a series of short essays, writers consider what happiness means to them now, after the reckoning of the past few years
In addition to my father’s obsession with our physical bodies, measuring the three of us each month – arms, chest, waist, thighs, calves, height and weight – he established a rigorous exercise regime for each of us, from the date we turned five years of age. The program included nightly distance running, as well as a weightlifting and exercise schedule. By the age of eight I could do 50 push-ups and 50 sit-ups with ease and run three miles each night without becoming fatigued.
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