Run, Cat, Run: Catherine McManus, Elite Runner
5th March 2015
Catherine McManus, 22, from Dublin, is an elite runner who spends six days a week training - as well as studying for an MA in marketing and, y'know, having a life. Phew! We sat down with her to chat running, rain...
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