north east regional extra | 16 - 22 January, 2019
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16 - 22 January, 2019
By KYLIE WILSON
FOR Wangaratta couple Justin and Sharon Scholz, good health and community involvement are equally important. The pair decided to become more active and healthy after becoming bogged down with the stress of work and other commitments. “Sharon and I sat down to discuss our lives, and realised that we needed to make some changes that would reduce stress and increase health,” Justin said. After streamlining work commitments, the pair made some “small but healthy” changes to their diet and started to run to lose weight. “We chose running simply because it was convenient, easy and cheap,” Justin said. “All we had to do was walk out our front door with a pair of sneakers on, and didn’t need any fancy equipment or expensive membership fees.” They set their first goal to maintain their focus, entering a 15.2km event in Melbourne in 2007, just months after beginning their new health regime. This quickly led to more and more challenging events, including the Melbourne Marathon, and Sharon then began to embrace distance running with gusto. She ran her first 12 hour event in Coburg in 2008, ending up running for 24 hours and qualifying for the Australian World Championships 24 hour team. Sharon said one of the biggest influences on her active lifestyle was the sense of achievement she felt after completing that first 24 hour race.
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◆ SIDE BY SIDE: Wangaratta couple Justin and Sharon Scholz enjoy sharing their love of staying active with the wider community. PHOTO: Kylie Wilson
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