Generation Grit: Once gravely ill, dialysis patient is now training for an Iron Man race

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Mr Nur Rauuf Mohamed was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus at 18 and requires regular dialysis treatments. Yet he is determined to continue competing in Ironman contests.
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SINGAPORE - About a decade ago, Mr Nur Rauuf Mohamed, 31, was gravely ill and struggling even to walk without help.

Today, the dialysis patient has run about 40 races, from distances as short as 4km to a full marathon of 42km.

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