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Graham MacIndoe has a routine. Every day before work, he runs six miles. He doesnt listen to music because it distracts him from his thoughts.?Its a spiritual thing for me, MacIndoe said. I get in a zone and reflect on my life -- where Ive been, what Ive done and whats important.The 53-year-old is reminded of where hes been and what hes done whenever he glances at his left forearm, which is peppered with tattoos. The words mum and dad are inked above his wrist, just below a 7-inch protruding track mark on his inner forearm. The faded purple mark is the byproduct of a vein darkening from scarring. Its associated with long-term heroin use.Im never allowed to forget, said MacIndoe, who struggled with addiction for a decade. Sometimes its startling, but [the mark] grounds me and reminds me of somewhere I dont want to return to.In 2000, MacIndoe entered a black hole of addiction and lost nearly everything. He pushed away his family and his friends. Time spent in prison was the wake-up call he needed. Its what helped free him from his addiction. And when he emerged from it all, he rediscovered his passion for running.MacIndoe started running at age 18 in his hometown of Broxburn, Scotland, located on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Mostly it was social -- he often ran with friends in baggy soccer shorts and cheap sneakers in rural fields, until he decided to get more serious and joined a local running club. He and his younger brother Fraser trained and raced together.He was absolutely committed to running, Fraser said. His life was totally clean. He was pretty much a vegetarian and never really drank. It seemed like he was addicted to running.MacIndoe sometimes trained twice a day alongside local elite Scottish runners. When he wasnt engaged in interval sessions on a grass track, he joined the group for long runs of up to 16 miles around the countryside on weekends.Running was my first love. It was something I was at one with, said MacIndoe, who chronicles his experiences in his first book, Chancers: Addiction, Prison, Recovery, Love: One Couples Memoir, co-authored by his partner, Susan Stellin.But he pushed the sport away after he graduated from college and moved to New York City -- a place he had always wanted to live -- in 1992. At the time, he worked at a photography gallery to support his then-wife and his son, who was less than 2 years old. They divorced, then he remarried. But the deeper he got into his career, which transitioned to commercial photography, the more he started to drink and fall into a certain lifestyle.His second wife left a couple of years later. He replaced alcohol with drugs. Cocaine at first, then crack and eventually heroin, a habit that was easier to hide while he was going through another divorce and attempting to climb out of depression. ?As addicts, were selfish, MacIndoe said. The damage to other people in your life is phenomenal. When you start to realize that, thats when you realize your recovery is not just about you.MacIndoe and Stellins relationship developed during the height of his addiction in 2006. He would hide a syringe in his eyeglass case, but his desire to use trumped any efforts to shield his habit. Stellin, who had never had a drug problem, once found MacIndoe passed out on his couch with a crack pipe in his fist.When Fraser would visit New York, he said he would encourage his brother to get back into running so it could be a positive focus in his life again, something to look forward to every day. But, he said: The drugs had such a hold on him. It was a downward spiral for many years.MacIndoe was arrested for heroin possession in 2010 after he was caught by an undercover cop at a coffee shop in Brooklyn. He had hidden a crack pipe in his sock. MacIndoe was locked away at Rikers Island, where he spent the first few days of his four-month stay dope sick.Theres nothing I can do to avoid what I know is coming, he writes in the book. When people ask what its like to go through heroin withdrawal, I tell them to imagine the worst flu theyve ever had, add a bad case of food poisoning, mix in a deep depression, and top it off with a good kicking. Now multiply everything by ten.MacIndoe has been clean since he was sent to Rikers Island six years ago. After Rikers he was moved to York County Prison in Pennsylvania, where he was held in immigration detention. He took part in the Freedom Program, intense rehab that included cognitive behavioral therapy, along with other individual and group counseling throughout the day, every day. This, he says, is what really helped him kick his addiction.It took me a long time to understand that addiction is a really complex problem that theres no one size fits all solution to, Stellin said.MacIndoe was close to being deported, but a judge ultimately ruled to let him stay in the U.S. because he participated in a rehab program, remained clean and stayed out of trouble. He was released from immigration detention in 2011 and moved back to Brooklyn.When I was in my addiction, I made a lot of promises that I never followed through with, he said.Those promises included telling people he was trying to quit, that it was his last time using, that he wasnt going to hang around the wrong influences. One also included getting back into running. He wasnt physically capable during what he describes as the most debilitating period of his life.After prison, running became a more important part of my recovery, he writes in the book. It was a way for me to put what I learned in the Freedom Program into practice: stepping back, thinking more rationally, not overreacting. Its hard to explain, but running gave me that release.At first, 400 yards felt painful. His heart would beat uncomfortably fast, though he was far from a 5:30-minute mile pace that he used to maintain with ease as a young adult.It was a real eye-opener, MacIndoe says. I was blown away that I couldnt really run. It was like an out-of-body experience, both discouraging and motivating. But as painful as it was, it brought back memories of when I was a teenager and gave me a feeling of that thing I loved.The transition back into running took several months before he started to feel comfortable. Twice weekly runs of two miles increased to three days, four miles. He eventually worked his way to running about six days a week for six miles at a time, and usually more on weekends.He didnt just want to run though. MacIndoe says it was a need. 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The All Blacks were superb in two big wins over Australia in Sydney and Wellington, but must now reset for a different type of challenge against a Pumas outfit that split twin Tests against the Springboks. That test comes in the form of a solid set-piece and driving maul, and a backline that offers far more of an attacking threat than it did during the South Americans first couple of seasons in the Rugby Championship.Last years encounter in New Zealand saw the All Blacks cruise to a healthy halftime lead before Pumas skipper Agustin Creevy scored a double - both tries coming from a lineout drive - to add some respectability to the scoreline. But the Pumas then put up an almighty effort in a World Cup classic at Wembley in which they bullied the All Blacks for 55 minutes, but were left to rue what might have been as the class of Aaron Smith and others shone through in the final quarter.Team newsNew ZealandThe All Blacks have paid the Pumas the ultimate respect in making just one change to the side that defeated the Wallabies 29-9 in Wellington a fortnight ago. That new face comes in the backline with Ryan Crotty returning to inside centre after he was forced off at halftime in Sydney through concussion. Crottys inclusion sees Anton Lienert-Brown drop back to the bench after a fine debut in Wellington.Ben Smith, Israel Dagg, Malakai Fekitoa, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read (captain), Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Dane Coles, Joe Moody. Replacements: Codie Taylor, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Luke Romano, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Aaron Cruden, Anton Lienert-BrownArgentinaArgentina have made four changes, with flanker Juan Manuel Leguizamon and lock Tomas Lavanini omitted from the pack and Matthias Moroni replacing injured winger Manuel Montero. The latter switch sees Santiago Cordero move from the right wing to the left. Guido Petti and Javier Ortega Desio replace Lavanini and Leguizamon respectively, having each impressed off the bench when the Pumas beat the Springboks on home soil for the first time.Joaquin Tuculet, Matthias Moroni, Matias Orlando, Juan Martin Hernandez, Santiago Cordero, Nicolas Sanchez, Martin Landajo, Facundo Isa, Javier Ortega Desio, Pablo Matera, Matias Alemanno, Guido Petti, Ramiro Herrera, Agustin Creevy (captain), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro. Replacements: Julian Montoya, Lucas Noguera, Enrique Pieretto, Marcos Kremer, Leonardo Senatore, Tomas Cubelli, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Ramiro Moyano.Key match-up: Dane Coles vs. Agustin CreevyDane Coles cut a painful figure at the conclusion of the Super Rugby season. The Hurricanes skipper wass inspirational in leading his side to its maiden title, but a nasty rib injury certainly made life difficult in both the semifinal and final.dddddddddddd He was then originally left out of the team for Bledisloe I, but an injury to Nathan Harris on match eve saw him first added to the bench before Codie Taylor was forced off in just the second minute. Still, Coles played the house down and he will need to be at his very best again this week against Creevy.If you were picking a World XV, Creevy would surely cover hooker from the bench behind Coles. The Pumas skipper is the rock of Argentinas set-piece, marshals the lineout drive, and offers plenty in the loose - albeit it at a little less pace. If the Pumas do trouble the All Blacks, you can almost guarantee Creevy will be at the heart of it. Hes always a good one to watch at anthem time, too.Key statsThe All Blacks have not lost at home since September 2009 (vs. South Africa) winning 42 games in a row since.The All Blacks are unbeaten in their 22 encounters with Argentina, winning 21 and drawing just once in the second ever meeting between the sides in 1985.Beauden Barrett has been directly involved in more tries than any other player (4 - 1 try, 3 assists) in the competition so far, and has also gained the most metres (157), beaten the most defenders (12) and made the joint-most clean breaks (5).WeatherHamilton is expecting a fine spring day with a top of 15C on Saturday. The temperature will have dropped to around 10 degrees at the 7.35pm (NZT) kick-off.UBET verdict: New Zealand $1.04, Argentina $11The prices on this match reflect that most expect an easy win for the All Blacks. The interest on the match is the likely winning margin, and opinions are divided either side of the UBET line of 24.5 points start. The Pumas were beaten in South Africa only narrowly before beating the Springboks at home in Salta, but they havent won in 12 starts in NZ and their best result at home or away has been a draw with the All Blacks. New Zealand won 26-16 during the World Cup last year, having won the Rugby Championship match in Christchurch last year 39-18, so the Pumas may be able to get within that big line.PredictionArgentina troubled New Zealand more than any other nation at last years World Cup, but it is hard to see them matching that performance in Hamilton this weekend. The All Blacks have too many class players at the top of their game, with fly-half Beauden Barrett the clear standout. The South Americans will offer plenty of resistance at set-piece and will have some moments in attack, but they lack the 80-minute performance to really trouble the world champions.New Zealand by 15. ' ' '