The Great Wall of China Marathon
Doing this Marathon was one of the most incredible experiences of my life.
Category Wall of China Marathon
Cancer treatment left me a wreck. Inspired by Lance Armstrongs story (some of it I now know to be untrue) I set myself a goal; to compete in the 2013 marathon on the Great Wall of China, on the first anniversary of me finishing treatment.
24 hours to go
We are staying in a “town” I have never heard of near the wall.the tell me it has a population of 3 million, but you could not see the size of the place for the smog Day before race took…
Inspecting the Wall
Left Beijing at 6.30 to inspect the route. The steps are harder than I thought, I guess there were no building regs when they were built. Took an hour to get across a 4 K section. Great to meet up…
Copenhagen August 2012
We have just landed in Beijing It’s hard to believe its only last August we first talked about this and now we are here.its really happening. I was hoping to keep my friends informed on Facebook but its not allowed…
Me and Lance Armstrong
Perhaps now is the time to tell readers about my relationship with Lance and the role he played in getting me to run the Great Wall Marathon. When I was first diagnosed. A number of people suggested I read…
My Recovery gets some speed on my Tour de France
The longest march starts with the first step and up until France, they had been baby steps. Probably the first big improvement in my physical condition that would lead to the Great Wall of China happened during my ten days…
Rx for Health: A Daily Dose of Exercise!
There is an increasing awareness in health care of the relationship between Exercise and wellbeing. Last year at a conference I met Dean Ornish who I later found out was Steve Jobs doctor. He did a study and found people who did…