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Superwalker Jo Booker walked more than 100km a week during her Walk1200km challenge!
A once paralysed Walk1200km participant shares how she walked nearly 6000km! Five years ago Jo Booker was paralysed and in intensive care after contracting a rare illness. Now she’s finished her first year of the Walk1200km challenge, averaging more than 100km a week while raising money to protect native species. In late 2019, Booker, who […]
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