Long distance runner determined to keep going after heart surgery

Endurance athlete, Mike Raffan survived a serious heart defect several years ago.

Life-saving heart surgery is proving no obstacle to a Aberdeenshire long-distance runner’s success.

Despite undergoing a major operation, within months, the 44 year old was back winning extreme, ultra-distance running events and says it’s given him not just a physical boost, but a psychological one too.

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