I’m doing it to have fun with my friends

November 2022

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November 2022

Rosie Perez and her ‘sole sisters’ have seen a lot of Wellington in the past year. Rosie Perez and three of her friends hail from the Philippines and were training for the 2021 Queenstown Marathon when it was cancelled due to Covid. Still wanting a challenge, they set their sights on going for a walk […]

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