My Story...
As a young person I had loved sport but by the time I reached 31, fitness didn't feature in my life. I was successful in other areas of my life: I had my own business, three great children and a nice house.
But life was out of control, I was an overweight, 40-a-day cigarette smoking alcoholic. On 5 January 1994, I realised that I had to change the way I approached life and decided that it was time to stop looking for happiness in drink and cigarettes.
My dream to get fit started with a short jog. At 15 stone in weight, I was totally out of breath after just 100 metres and was appalled at the state of my body.
For the next three months, I was motivated by my dream. I stuck to my goals, I stopped smoking, gradually increased my exercise regime and controlled my diet. In just three months I was able to run a Half-Marathon in under 2 hours.
I went on to run the London Marathon in 1995 in under 4 hours and enjoyed the 'marathon experience' so much that by 1998 I had run my first 100 marathons. I raised my personal best to 3 hours 24 minutes and set multiple Guinness World Records for running on treadmills.
During this journey of fitness I have experienced some amazing life adventures, including:
As a young person I had loved sport but by the time I reached 31, fitness didn't feature in my life. I was successful in other areas of my life: I had my own business, three great children and a nice house.
But life was out of control, I was an overweight, 40-a-day cigarette smoking alcoholic. On 5 January 1994, I realised that I had to change the way I approached life and decided that it was time to stop looking for happiness in drink and cigarettes.
My dream to get fit started with a short jog. At 15 stone in weight, I was totally out of breath after just 100 metres and was appalled at the state of my body.
For the next three months, I was motivated by my dream. I stuck to my goals, I stopped smoking, gradually increased my exercise regime and controlled my diet. In just three months I was able to run a Half-Marathon in under 2 hours.
I went on to run the London Marathon in 1995 in under 4 hours and enjoyed the 'marathon experience' so much that by 1998 I had run my first 100 marathons. I raised my personal best to 3 hours 24 minutes and set multiple Guinness World Records for running on treadmills.
During this journey of fitness I have experienced some amazing life adventures, including:
- Running John O'Groats to Lands End
- Running the Flora 1000 mile challenge
- Running a 600 mile route connecting the grounds of the Premier League Football Clubs
- Running 1275 miles from London to Lisbon for Euro 2004, at 30 miles per day for 43 days.
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