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How do you run a marathon with two kids?

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Last month Jessica attempted to break a world record for pushing a double buggy, with two children inside, while running a marathon!
Jessica Bruce (Nee Leitch) is a Bio-mechanical Engineer at The University of Oxford and a mother of 2, and is putting regular marathon runners to shame. Last month Jessica attempted to break a world record for pushing a double buggy, with two children inside, while running a marathon!
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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Jessica Bruce
Keywords
marathon
running
science
bio-mechanical
human body
run
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 08/11/2017
Duration: 00:12:55

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