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Adventureman: Anyone Can Be a Superhero | Jamie McDonald
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At the age of nine, Jamie's family feared he would never walk again. Twenty years later, he set off to run 5,000 miles coast to coast across Canada. When Jamie decides to repay the hospitals that saved his life as a child, he embarks on the biggest challenge of his life: running the equivalent of 200 marathons back-to-back, solo and unsupported, in 40 degree weather, surviving all kinds of injuries and traumas on the road, and wearing through 13 pairs of trainers. And he does it all dressed as the superhero, the Flash. Though his journey was both mentally and physically exhausting, it was the astounding acts of kindness and hospitality he encountered along the way that kept him going. Jamie soon came to realize that every person who helped him towards his goal was a superhero, too.
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TheEllieMo
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One of the most #Adventurous couples I know of. He (Jamie McDonald) has cycled from Bangkok to Gloucester, run across Canada, run across the USA, and holds records for the longest static bike cycle and longest treadmill run. She (Anna McNuff) has cycled the Andes, cycled across the USA, run New Zealand‘s Te Araroa trail, and is currently running the length of the UK - barefoot.

#AugustABC @Eggs

erzascarletbookgasm Wow! 💪👏 5y
Crazeedi That's very wild! Incredible! 5y
Eggs They‘ve some very strong bodies and minds! 5y
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TheEllieMo
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An account of an ordinary bloke from Gloucester and his bid to run across all 9 provinces of Canada. It‘s not the best written book in the world, but it‘s full of uplifting tails of the generosity Jamie experienced during his mammoth fundraising effort, that lead to the birth of his fundraising character, Adventureman, and his charity the Superhero Foundation. There is no denying Jamie is an inspiring person.

Book 4 of 9 #BookFitnessChallenge

alisiakae That's a fun cover! 5y
TheEllieMo @4thhouseontheleft that‘s the outfit he wore while he was doing his challenge 5y
Clwojick 📖This definitely looks like it could be an interesting read. 📘 5y
BookwormAHN Way to go 👏🏻 5y
jb72 Sounds interesting. 😁 5y
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TheEllieMo
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Thought now would be a good time to read this, for the #BookFitnessChallenge. Jamie was ill as a child and later decided to raise funds for the children‘s hospitals by cycling from Bangkok to Gloucester (UK), then breaking the record for static cycling, and then running 5,000 miles from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast of Canada, all documented in this book.

End of week 1 stats for #BFC.

Steps: 118,066/105,000 ✅
Runs: 3/3 ✅
Books: 3/9

TheEllieMo More recently, he‘s run 6,000 miles for the West Coast to East coast of America, and within a few days of coming home from that, he broke the record for the furthest distance ran on a treadmill in 7 days. He‘s raised huge amount of money for his charity, The Superhero Foundation. 6y
TheSpineView Thanks for the tidbits. Congrats on the awesome job on week 1. 6y
wanderinglynn Fantastic week 1! 🙌🏻 And he sounds like an interesting fellow. 👍🏻 6y
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BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 6y
alisiakae An incredible week 1! Way to go! 6y
Bookwormjillk Sounds like an interesting book! Great job on your goals! 👏👏 6y
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