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b'Martin Parnell an Englishman living in Canada ran 250 marathons in a year,\\xa0and in doing so ran himself\\xa0into the Guinness Book of Records.\\xa0In 2002, at the age of 47, he started running, completing marathons, triathlons, ultra-marathons and setting four Guinness World Records along the way. This is a terrific story of a guy who found his why and set about\\xa0achieving a true purpose. It\\u2019s a story of determination, ambition,\\xa0resilience, service, compassion and love. \\xa0 Here\'s what we discuss with Martin in this show:\\xa0 When people ask Martin what he does, how does he like to reply? Of all of his running achievements, which event or run is his proudest moment? Martin was a tubby kid; how did he have to change his identity to become a runner? What is his message to his granddaughter Autumn? What impact do the kids of his charity - Right To Play - have on Martin performance? Does Martin use running as a platform to be able to help others? Martin thrives on long boring things, that is very different from how society operates. What is the mindset he takes to his activities? Where do his resilience and grit come from? When Martin runs, does he listen to a soundtrack, podcast, or is it just quiet? Martin has a running formula 9 + 1, 9 mins running 1 min walk, and he lives life 10 mins at a time. Martin\\xa0talks about a dark moment in his running career and how did he deal with it? In 2015 in Winnipeg, Martin was feeling sick at a speaking engagement; it was a blood clot. We go to that night. The conversation Martin had with himself when he heard the news he had a blood clot and a very long road to recovery?\\xa0 How does an extreme athlete face an extreme personal event? What\\xa0three words best describe Martin? \\xa0 LINKS \\xa0 Martin Parnell website http://www.martinparnell.com/home/ \\xa0 Fiona Apple & Quentin Tarantino on the series Iconoclasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G1WFiXtg74 \\xa0 The Mojo Radio Show http://www.themojoradioshow.com \\xa0 The Mojo Radio Show on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheMojoRadioShowPodcast/ \\xa0 The Mojo Radio Show on Twitter https://twitter.com/tmrspod \\xa0 The Mojo Radio Show Answering Machine 08 7200 6656 08 7200 MOJO \\xa0 The Mojo Radio Show copyright Gary Bertwistle & Darren Robertson \\xa0 Products or companies we discuss are not paid endorsements. They are not sponsored by, nor do we have any professional or affiliate relationship of any kind with any of the companies or products highlighted in the show.... sadly! It\\u2019s just stuff we like, think is cool and maybe of interest to you our listeners. \\xa0 \\u201cLife should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!\\u201d
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