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Fitness influencer gets lifetime ban from NYC marathon for filming content

A Texas social media influencer has been disqualified and banned from future races at the New York City marathon. Last weekend, fitness influencer Matthew Choi ran the race with his camera crew on e-bikes, endangering other runners. He finished the 42.2-kilometre course with a time of 2:57:15, about 50 minutes behind Abdi Nageeye, the winner of the men's race. Choi issued an apology to his 400,000 followers after receiving the lifetime ban. "I have no excuses, full-stop," he said on Wednesday AEDT. "I was selfish on Sunday to have my brother and my videographer follow me around on e-bikes, and it had serious consequences. "We endangered other runners, we impacted people going for PBs, we blocked people from getting water and with the New York City Marathon being about everyone else and the community, I made it about myself. "And for anyone I impacted, I'm sorry." He added that the decision "was 100 per cent on me" as he did not receive pressure to film content from any partners or sponsors. New York Road Runners, the organisers of the race, said in a statement that Choi's actions violated the code of conduct and competition rules. "One of the incidents brought to NYRR's attention was that Choi ran with the assistance of two unauthorised people riding the course on electric bicycles, obstructing runners," the group said. The fitness influencer posted several videos of him running the marathon on social media, which immediately drew backlash. "As a runner, seeing him was amazing. Gave me extra motivation to pass him and make sure I never had to see him and his dumb crew for the rest of the race," wrote one user on Reddit. He has since acknowledged the criticism and has vowed to stop the practice. "It won't happen again. My word is my bond." Images: Instagram

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Colin Farrell completes marathon while pushing friend in wheelchair

Colin Farrell has completed the Dublin Marathon by pushing his friend in a wheelchair across the finish line. The 48-year-old actor ran the final 4 kilometres of the 42km race while pushing his friend Emma Fogarty, who lives with a rare skin condition, to the end of the race. Back home in his native Ireland, Farrell ran the marathon to raise money for DEBRA, an Irish charity supporting people who, like Fogarty, have the incurable genetic condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB) – also known as butterfly skin. Fogarty is Ireland's oldest surviving person with the condition, and after reaching a milestone of turning 40 in June, her and Farrell pledged to complete the race together. According to the PA Media news agency, Emma was born with a severe form of the condition, as she was born with no skin on her left foot and right arm and can develop very painful blisters from even the slightest touch. Farrell told PA, "I have known Emma for many years and she epitomises bravery, she is what courage and pure determination are all about." "That run was nothing compared to the pain she is forced to endure every single day, even though she doesn't show it." "It was an honour to see her waiting for me with 4km to go, each of those representing a decade of her life, and to do the final stretch together. I'll never forget it." Also speaking to PA, Fogarty said, "This was a dream come true for me and I want to thank Colin, who has been the most supportive, generous and loyal friend I could wish for." "He has always shown his compassion and empathy for people living with EB and is a true champion in my eyes. Running a marathon is never easy but once he committed to it there was no going back, he is a man of his word." Fogarty and Farrell originally set out to raise €400,000 ($660,000 AUD) for the charity but now aim to hit the million-euro mark ($1.6 million AUD), after the pair completed the marathon in just over four hours. Image credits: CNN

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Teen with Down Syndrome sets new world record

A 19-year-old teen with Down Syndrome has conquered the London Marathon and became a Guinness World Record after just five months of training. Lloyd Martin from Cardiff completed the 42.1 km course across the capital with his mother cheering him on. Guinness World Record has awarded him the certificate for becoming the youngest person in his learning disability category to finish a marathon. "I'm so excited to run London. I love being fit and healthy and I want to make my family and friends proud," the teenager said. Mum Ceri Hooper also told the BBC how proud she was of her son's accomplishment. "In Lloyd's words, it's achieving his dream," she said. "Really anything is possible if you put your mind to it. With a bit of work, you can achieve it." Recalling the experience, the proud mum said: "He ran continuously for 14 miles which is the longest he's ever run before." Although Lloyd walked for a bit after his 14-mile-long streak, the crowd cheered him on every step of the way, and despite the challenge the mother-and-son duo had "a ball". The pair were at a loss for words when he finally crossed the finish line and they both "burst into tears." Lloyd is also now the third Welsh Special Olympics athlete to compete in the London Marathon. Prior to completing the world-famous marathon, Lloyed had completed an astonishing 30 Parkruns. Until last Christmas the teenager had never run further than three miles, but his mother was determined to get him marathon-ready. Ceri, who has taken on the London Marathon four times, created a specialised training regime for her son which included weekly runs. Lloyd managed to secure a spot in the marathon thanks to the help of the Special Olympics GB, where he is also a footballer and a gymnast. Images: Facebook/ Twitter

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World record holder dies tragically at age 24

Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum has tragically died at the age of 24. The Kenyan athlete and his his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, both passed away after a horrific traffic collision on Monday, that occurred in western Kenya. The crash happened on a road between the towns of Eldoret and Kaptagat, where a noted high-altitude training centre for long-distance athletes is located. In October 2023, Kiptum set the world record of 2 hours and 35 seconds at the Chicago Marathon. The record was only made official by World Athletics on February 7th, just five days before his untimely death. Kenya's Sports Minister Ababu Namwamba spoke out on Kiptum's death, writing on X, "Devastatingly sickening!! Kenya has lost a special gem. Lost for words." Former prime minister Raila Odinga described Kiptum as a "Kenyan athletics icon" in a statement on social media, writing, "Devastating news as we mourn the loss of a remarkable individual." "My deepest condolences to his loved ones, friends, and the entire athletics fraternity." <div data-component="EmphasisedText"> "Our nation grieves the profound loss of a true hero." After making his marathon debut just over a year ago, Kiptum ran three of the fastest seven marathons in history during his brief career. The Kenyan athlete had declared his goals to take home a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the weeks before his death. Image credits: Getty Images </div>

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Terminally-ill rugby player carried across marathon finish line by his best mate

There wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd when best friends Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield crossed the finish line of the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon. The two Leeds Rhinos players have been raising money and awareness for people with Motor Neurone Disease since Burrow’s 2019 diagnosis, with the two raising an impressive total in the millions. And now, the pair have raised spirits and warmed hearts with Sinfield’s act at the end of their Leeds race, when he picked Burrow up from his chair and carried him over the finishing line. Before that, Sinfield had been pushing Burrow’s chair for 26.2 miles (42.2 km). The moment was met with cheering and applause as the wo concluded their marathon just after the 4 hour 22 minute mark, both from those who were there to witness it in person and from those who saw footage later when it circulated online. One Twitter user even went on to dub Burrow an “absolute gem of a human”, while another was certain that they were a “pair of absolute heroes”. “What a mate! Unbelievable in a world full of cr*p at the moment there are some genuinely lovely moments. These lads have been into battle together on the pitch for club and country,” one wrote. “It’s choked me up, I’m not going to lie.” “A bunch of legends,” someone else declared. “I’ve properly welled up watching this, this is what friendship is, to the ends of the earth and back.” <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Beautiful. Kevin Sinfield carried Rob Burrow over the finish line at the end of the first Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon 🥹 <a href="https://t.co/JFdd9XGgV4">pic.twitter.com/JFdd9XGgV4</a> — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1657736670458916865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2023</a></blockquote> Prior to the event, Sinfield had spoken about the race to The Sun, and its 12,500 reported participants, as well as the thousands lining the streets to watch, and what it meant to be undertaking the marathon together. “Even if it was just Rob and I, we’d have a great time,” he said, “there’s no better way to do it than with your mate. The fact people want to share in it and do their own little bit is incredible. “This will be with mates, for mates and alongside mates, absolutely. Look across the world at big cities where marathons are run, there’s nothing like this. “We’ve not done any training. We ran a 10km together last July and that’s part of the challenge, doing something neither of us have done before. The unknown adds to the fun of it. “He’s in a custom-made chair but it could be a bumpy ride. I’ll try and find him the safest, comfiest route but if there are hills, there are hills. If it rains, it rains.” And as Burrow himself said to The Guardian, when asked about the seven marathons in seven days that Sinfield had run on behalf of Burrow, his family, and their fight against MND, “we all need a friend like Kevin.” Images: Getty

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Meet the youngest person to run a solo lap of Britain

Elise Downing never thought she was a gifted runner. She tried running a marathon, dressed as a crayon, but gave up before finishing and was found crying on the side of the road. She wasn’t phased by her previous marathon failures, as six weeks later, she set out on a marathon of epic proportions, leaving from London’s National Maritime Museum with a tent on her back and a map that she couldn’t read to run around the coast of Britain. She became the first woman and the youngest person to run a lap of Great Britain by herself, having completed the 5,000-mile journey back to Greenwich in 301 days. Along the journey, she crashed with over 200 strangers for a night and suffered several injuries on the way. She was often slowed down by chaffing from her running tights and her backpack rubbing on her shoulders. After finishing the impressive feat, Elise recalled her travels in her book titled Coasting: Running Around The Coast of Britain – Life, Love And (Very) Loose Plans. In her book she explains that the clockwise route around the UK was never an issue, saying “I just keep the sea to my left, surely.” She also explained that the hole in her back was caused by friction from her sports bra clasp wearing a big hole in a T-shirt she didn’t want to change because she had become “weirdly superstitious” about taking it off. “It’s probably one of the most ridiculous ideas I had,’ she writes. ‘I can’t explain myself.” Elise’s 40 mile-per-day jogs were often interrupted by ferocious storms and decided to name them as old friends. She wrote in her book, “Your own mortality suddenly feels very apparent in those moments. I had to take an alternative inland route quite a few times to avoid literally being blown out to sea.” Despite the trials and tribulations, Elise witnessed the kindness of people firsthand. She wrote, “I realised how fundamentally good most humans are. It was a huge privilege to be welcomed into so many people’s homes, and I feel really lucky to have had the chance to meet so many different, amazing people.” “Running the coast of Britain was technically a solo challenge, but I really don’t think I would have made it to the end if it wasn’t for all the help I received.” Image credit: Instagram @elisecdowning

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Why marathon can make you more self-compassionate

Unsurprisingly, running a marathon is tough. It takes months of training before runners even make it to the starting line and this preparation can, at times, feel like punishment. The marathon runner in training can often be found limping around with blisters, sore muscles and blackened or lost toenails. Not, perhaps, an image we might naturally associate with the idea of “self-compassion”. A relatively new concept, self-compassion has been hailed as a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4">more robust alternative to self-esteem</a>. While compassion refers to the demonstration of sympathy and concern for others in times of suffering, self-compassion entails showing this <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15298860309032">same understanding to ourselves</a>. One of first skills needed for self-compassion is self-kindness – extending compassion to yourself, even when you feel like you have failed, which can be challenging to say the least. Often when faced with failure, we implicitly assume self-criticism is necessary in order to motivate strong future performance. But in reality this <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886909001226">strategy often falls flat</a>. Giving oneself a harsh talking to doesn’t just make us feel bad, it also interferes with our ability to calmly examine a situation and identify what to change in order to improve – an essential component of <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15298860902979307">psychological resilience</a>. Perhaps this explains why studies have found positive associations between self-compassion and <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1751-9004.2010.00330.x/full">psychological wellbeing</a>, <a href="http://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/jscp.2010.29.7.727">physical health</a> and strong <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00677.x/full">relationships with others</a>. But what does all of this have to do with running a marathon? Training for a marathon can revolutionise self-perception, making kind self-talk – where you speak directly to yourself either mentally or out loud – easier for even the most reluctant of individuals. This shift isn’t prompted by changes in physique, but of mind. After dedicating oneself to a marathon, the anatomy receives a perceptual upgrade and transforms from a mere body into an essential tool. You begin to see the true value in your own body and the strength that it has. Research suggests that working towards purposeful goals <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00427.x/full">enhances our sense of self-worth</a>, so under the conditions of marathon training, self-care – looking after ourselves physically – is not only viewed as essential for performance, but as something we deserve. Commit to a goal, invest time, energy and emotion in that goal, and anything that threatens the performance of the body – literally the vehicle needed to carry you to your end target – is unacceptable. This relates to the second element of self-compassion: a balanced perspective. Described as caring for ourselves in an enduring way, a balanced perspective ensures happiness and health in the long-term. This can also be tricky, given we are typically geared toward instant gratification and struggle to connect the immediate rewards of pleasurable items such as food, alcohol and cigarettes, with their long-term consequences. In fact, neurological research suggests that we literally <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656877/">see our future selves as different people</a>. However, training for a marathon can help perceptual balance, because it directs our attention away from our immediate concerns and towards the future. Research suggests that goals cognitively activate stimuli <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065260102800089">which help us achieve them</a>. This means the motivation to complete a marathon makes objects and activities which are relevant to our long-term health implicitly attractive and easier to engage with. More specifically, setting a goal which requires us to plan and monitor progress over weeks or months can help to bridge the gap between current and future happiness. Sticking to a schedule and <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029202000122">receiving feedback</a>, such as identifying weekly mileage goals and achieving new distance targets, can make us more willing to make choices that will benefit us later on. This might be resisting the instant pleasure of one too many drinks on a Friday night, or getting enough sleep so that we feel at our best when training. The third and final component of self-compassion is common humanity. This refers to the understanding that suffering is a natural and shared part of being human. Based on the idea that feeling isolated in our pain <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-6494.7102004/full">exacerbates perceptions of inadequacy</a> and insecurity, common humanity is an important part of <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15298860309027">avoiding negative cycles of self-pity</a>. Running is sometimes considered an isolated and fiercely competitive sport, but this isn’t necessarily true. Runners step in to help one another in times of difficulty – just <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2017/apr/24/london-marathon-david-wyeth-matthew-rees-video">look at Matthew Rees</a> who helped fellow runner David Wyeth complete the last 300m of the 2017 London Marathon, to the detriment of his own timing. Running provides a sense of human connection, because it shows that struggle is normal. Being one in a field of thousands, communally suffering in the pursuit of a common goal, is paradoxically satisfying. Perhaps because it allows us to appreciate just how small we are in the scheme of things. So, while marathon training may be painful, sometimes we have to experience a degree of suffering in order to truly value ourselves, to appreciate others, and to learn what it means to be self-compassionate.<img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/82956/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /> <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/rhi-willmot-227867">Rhi Willmot</a>, PhD Researcher in Behavioural and Positive Psychology, <a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/bangor-university-1221">Bangor University</a> This article is republished from <a href="http://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/want-to-become-self-compassionate-run-a-marathon-82956">original article</a>.

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Big news for Turia Pitt as Aussie celebs chime in with their support

Turia Pitt, burns survivor and ultramarathon woman, has announced that she is expecting her second child with her partner, Michael Hoskin. She announced the news via Instagram on Saturday, announcing that they were expecting “Baby #2”. “When Michael and I want to share big news, I insist on creating a Beyonce-inspired video montage,” Pitt posted on Saturday. “Baby #2, we can’t wait to meet you.” She added: “PS I promise we’ll find you a more appropriate name soon.” <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NvRXugGqu/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NvRXugGqu/" target="_blank">When Michael and I want to share big news, I insist on creating a Beyonce-inspired video montage. Baby #2, we can’t wait to meet you 💛 PS I promise we’ll find you a more appropriate name soon 😂</a> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/turiapitt/" target="_blank"> Turia</a> (@turiapitt) on Aug 15, 2019 at 11:24pm PDT </div> </blockquote> Footage in the video montage shows Pitt and Hoskin cuddling on a balcony, playing with their first-born son Hakavai and attending an ultrasound appointment where there’s a glimpse of their new baby on the way. There’s also footage of Pitt showing off her baby bump, which garnered support from Aussie celebrities. “OMG! Congratulations! Another one through to the keeper,” champion surfer Layne Beachley wrote. Supermodel Megan Gale posted: “Beautiful news! Congrats guys.” Pitt and Hoskin welcomed Hakavai back in 2017, which is six years after Pitt suffered burns to 65 per cent of her body after a bushfire in Western Australia. <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzCvWT1g3IZ/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/turiapitt/" target="_blank"> Turia</a> (@turiapitt) on Jun 22, 2019 at 11:49pm PDT </div> </blockquote> Pitt was competing in a 100 kilometre ultra-marathon when she was caught in the flames. She lost seven fingers, endured six months in hospital and spent two years in recovery. She also endured over 200 operations during her time in hospital.

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Elderly marathon participants go viral for the cutest reason

Most 30-somethings struggle to complete a marathon, so you have to hand it to two octogenarians who proved age is no barrier to achieving their fitness goals. 84-year-old Betty and 88-year-old Robert Kinder have become internet sensations after a photo of them crossing the finish line while holding hands at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon was posted on Facebook. <img width="500" height="500" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/36524/image__500x500.jpg" alt="Image_ (277)" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/> “Betty and Bob Kinder make our track look like a runway!” the marathon’s page captioned the cute snap, which has been liked over 3,000 times and shared 1,600 times. Bob’s hilarious hat is his own design, according to <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/sexy-old-fart-and-wife-take-sweetest-finish-line-photo-ever?_ga=2.69477399.620367489.1494510642-805930638.1494509448" target="_blank">Runners World</a>. He had been wearing a hat with the slogan, “Grumpy Old Fart,” when a flight attendant cheekily suggested he change it to “Sexy Old Fart,” and he couldn’t resist making the change. The adorable couple, who have been married for 60 years, say their secret to a long, happy relationship is “never going to bed angry” and always saying “I love you”.

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Man survives brain cancer to run 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days

It took Douglas Wilson 6 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes and 11 seconds to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days as part of the World Marathon Challenge. A year after finishing the amazing feat the Australian man has officially broken records to become the Guinness World Record for “Fastest time to complete a marathon on each continent (male)”. But if you think that exhibition of strength and endurance was impressive, it was nothing compared to what Wilson faced the year before. "In October 2013 I underwent a life threatening 13.5 hour brain surgery to remove a large brain tumour which almost cost me my life, and resulted in serious medical complications; meningitis, single sided deafness, facial paralysis and loss of the right balance nerve,” Wilson told the Guinness World Records. Wilson had to learn to walk again. He had to learn to run again. And he did it all well ahead of his doctors’ expectations. “My road to recovery was tough, but along the way I was presented with the opportunity to compete in the first official event inviting people to run a marathon on each of the seven continents in under seven days,” he said. “This was my motivation to get well. I beat the odds and was very competitive in the event, running with the love and support of family and friends – and to promote a cause close to my heart: peace and equality of all people." Wilson began his journey on January 2015 at Union Glacier, Antarctica, then went to Punta Arenas in Chile, Miami in the US, Madrid in Spain, Marrakech in Morocco, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates before finding up in Sydney. Related links: <a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/body/2015/11/best-outdoor-exercise-options/">The best way to exercise outdoors</a> <a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/body/2016/02/how-to-become-a-morning-person/">Expert tips to become a morning person</a> <a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/body/2016/02/ways-to-improve-your-posture/">7 simple ways to improve your posture</a>

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This 73-year-old just ran 50 marathons

A 73-year-old man has completed his goal to run 50 marathons in 50 USA states. When Las Vegas resident John Maultsby turned 60 he made it his goal to run a marathon in every state in the US. Last weekend when he completed the Anthem Manchester City Marathon in New Hampshire he achieved his goal. And John is no slouch, finishing in four hours and nine minutes! John told local radio station WMUR9 that he was proud of his significant achievement, “I know there are runners out there that have done it a whole lot quicker. But I was 60 when I started and I don't know too many people that started in their sixties to do the 50 states.” John had a cheering squad of about 20 relatives waiting for him at the finish line. Over 13 years of running John has covered some notable routes like the Las Vegas and Boston Marathons, and was reportedly chased by a moose during a marathon in Alaska.

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This 73-year-old just ran 50 marathons