Two women to run 14 marathons in 15 days around Tasmania to raise mental health awareness

Two women are running 14 marathons in 15 days around Tasmania to raise awareness about mental health.

Rachael Laycock and Vanessa Heuser are hoping that their Run4Mind project will raise $30,000 for mental health organisations during their two-week endurance race over roughly 600 kilometres.

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