Stepping Out From the Comfort Zone: You Can Too

In February 1998, I announced in the local newspaper the challenge I had set for myself; to raise funds for the local Hospice Care Unit, in memory of a friend who had died of liver cancer. On 20th June 1998, I would complete a quadruple marathon, four marathons back to back with only five months training. The world around me said it couldn''t be done and many people I knew laughed and scoffed, with one commenting, 'he should be locked away in a mental home for his own safety.' In those five months alone, I completed 62 half marathons, 43 marathons, three double marathons and a triple marathon. This is my story.