Why I'm running the marathon in my underwear

'I didn’t think I would be able to do exercise without being laughed at - I thought only slim people were afforded that privilege'
'I didn’t think I would be able to do exercise without being laughed at - I thought only slim people were afforded that privilege'

Like all my favourite stories, this one starts with me meeting a gorgeous woman, and ends with us both in our underwear. That’s just a joke. Sort of. Last May I was introduced to the plus size model Jada Sezer over a table of sports bras in a LuluLemon shop. The brand had invited us both on a yoga weekend, and I had accepted because of the promise of free leggings.

As a curvier lady, I love leggings. They’re just so… stretchy. Anyway, we were also offered a free bra, which is when I met Jada - both of us rooting through mounds of A, B and C cups in search of something slightly ‘roomier’. As is so often the case with plus size items, there was only one H cup on the table. I let her have it. A...

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