Matthew Lee

Australia

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I am a 34-year-old Australian long distance road and trail runner with a passion for fitness. I enjoying sharing my fitness journey and progress on my Instagram page and connecting with fellow-minded fitness and running enthusiasts.

Fitness and running became a feature in my life almost nine years ago when my mental health took a turn for the worst. After a stint on medication, I decided to try something else. That was when I signed up for the gym and developed my interest in becoming fit. It was also at this time I started running.

It was a casual interest at first. I completed a couple of 5km local events and found myself really motivated to do better and keep improving. It was also being surrounded by all the other runners I realised how amazing the running community is.

And so my addiction started and over the years I have steadily improved, progressing from 5 and 10km events up to half marathons and full marathons. A highlight in 2018 was completing my first trail 50km ultra, capping an amazing year.

The momentum hit an obstacle in 2019 thanks to a couple of back-to-back injuries and I am now rebuilding, looking for a bigger 2020. It has been difficult being sidelined for an extended period of time but I have cross trained and stayed on course, determined to come back stronger.

Running is not about winning races or being the best. It's about being better than the version of me yesterday. It's about constant improvement, setting goals and striving to do things I once didn't think possible. It's also about managing my mental health and being happy and healthy.

I called myself the Running Giraffe because at 1.96cm, I stand out on race day amongst the throng of runners.

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