“Rarely does one hear about such an inspirational and heroic Briton as Alex Flynn. The challenges he has successfully undertaken would be considered seriously hard by anyone’s standards and are, in my view, independently worthy of recognition.” – Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE
Alex was 36 years old when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2008. Instead of letting that stop him he decided to raise funds for and the awareness of Parkinson’s disease.
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His diagnosis became the catalyst in his life for showing people the possibility of creating positive change in the face of adversity. He began engaging in complex, unexpected, and surprising challenges found around the planet to raise awareness and to hopefullyraise more than £1million towards vital research to find a cure.
“I’ve decided to do this as there has to be better treatments or even a cure for a disease that robs, the young and old alike, of their independence, their ability to move, talk, swallow, have sex, write, in fact everything most people take for granted. If I told you that the youngest person diagnosed was a 2 year old boy you might come close to experiencing the anger I feel towards this disease. We have to do something!” Alex Flynn
Under the banner of a challenge entitled 10MillionMetres, Alex completed many marathons, ultra-endurance races, and triathlons, examples of which include: the grueling Marathon des Sables (250 km race across the Sahara Desert); running 160 miles across the Bavarian Alps in 52 hours.
Then he ran 1,457 miles from London to Rome in 30 days to meet the Pope. 400 miles of which was run with a stress fractured right tibia and completing the first 20 marathons in 10 days.
He became the first person to traverse 3,256 miles from Santa Monica to New York. He achieved this distance in 35 days and appeared on BBC One.
Alex crossed 200km of the Amazon Jungle, climbed and ran 90 km of the Dolomites and 236 km across the Colorado Rockies, achieving all three within an 8-week period.
Then he ran the 10MillionMetres Challenge at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. He covered a distance more than 6,200 miles around the world.
He competed in the Men’s Health USA Ultimate Guy Competition, successfully reaching the final nine competitors out of over 1000 including Special Forces and the US Marines. He was honored by the then UK Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Then Alex attempted a new challenge. He attempted to complete 5,566 press-ups (or pushups) in 22 days to raise funds and awareness for PTSD, which affects military personnel and first responders. Alex managed to continue for 18 days reaching a total of 3,762 press-ups before his shoulder gave out.
The list of his impressive accomplishments goes on and on. Learn more about why he does it and how he does it. Watch and listen to Alex tell you more about the challenges and his mission to eradicate Parkinson’s.
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“I want a cure for millions around the planet and hope you do too. Together we can make change happen!” Alex Flynn #KeepMoving
Visit Alex Flynn by clicking here www.alexflynn.co.uk
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