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Suzanne Shaw smashes 19-hour running challenge to raise funds for mental health charity after booze and pills battle
Jessica Gibb
Updated: 19 May 2021, 22:59
SUZANNE Shaw has completed a staggering 19-hour run - without stopping - to raise over £8,000 for the Samaritans.
The singer suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after the dramatic collapse of pop group Hear’Say in 2002 and used booze and sleeping pills as a crutch throughout much of her twenties and thirties.
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Suzanne Shaw smashes 19-hour running challenge to raise funds for mental health charityCredit: Phil Hill at PH Balance
But now, 18 months after ditching alcohol and taking up running, the 39-year-old has run 60 miles in a charity marathon to raise awareness of the importance of looking after your mental health.