How I got into ultrarunning

Melanie Wijeratna
3 min readDec 31, 2021

Juice and cake is all you need.

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I’ve been lucky to live in many places around the world. And wherever I’ve lived in this wide, beautiful world, I’ve learned some key staples about us. All of us, no matter our culture or religion, love to belong, to feel accepted, and to feel welcome. All of us love to laugh. And all of us, at the heart of it, are simple creatures. We love our juice and cake.

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Melanie Wijeratna

I am a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and a PROSCI-certified Change Manager. I’m also an ultra-runner and have lived and worked all over.