Allie Bailey

Sep 26, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Allie Bailey

The night before my first 100-mile, ultra-marathon race I drank two bottles of wine and went to bed late. I woke with a hangover, terrified and anxious. Retching and with a pounding head I headed to the start line. There, the sporting elite gathered. Lean, super-fit, focused, high-achieving people; those who relished pushing themselves to the boundaries of human endurance for fun. Contrary to what you may imagine, I didn't look out of place.

Jul 28, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Allie Bailey

Allie Bailey would leave a drop bad at the halfway mark of an ultramarathon with a bottle of rosé wine in it. Photo / Getty ImagesOPINION Giving up drinking never seemed to be an option, even when I knew that it was likely to kill me. It took losing everything for me to change. I got sober in 2021. In the years prior to that, I had run more than 200 marathons and 80 ultra marathons and became the first woman to run the length of the Panama Canal. All while battling depression and alcoholism.

Jul 26, 2024 | msn.com | Allie Bailey

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Jul 26, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Allie Bailey

'I started drinking aged 14 and found out quite quickly that it helped to stop me from worrying' Credit: David Miller I got sober in 2021.