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Week 9 of my US adventure!
Week 9 hasn’t really been a productive one to be honest! I had to take a few days off due to illness, but I did run over the Golden Gate Bridge! Can you believe that? And more importantly (to me anyway) I got to run over the Golden Gate Bridge with my childhood hero,...
Week 8 of my US adventure!
I’m onto week 8 of my US adventure and this week has been difficult – mainly due to hay fever, oh how I hate it, and tripping over barbed wire, I never said I was graceful! But this week has taught me that maybe I need to reconsider how I’m doing things and I’ve...
Week 7 of my US adventure!
Week 7 has been a really challenging week for me, I’ve had some real up and down moments but hopefully it’s onwards and upwards from now! Getting to the bottom of the misty, spooky Redwood mountain on day 44, I stopped to chat to a road worker. I poured my heart out...
Week 6 of my US adventure!
In week 6, I’ve crossed into California (!), been absolutely terrified by a cougar and had a picture with Lois Lane... alright it was a road sign but it still counts, right? After Jim had connected all the lights to Caesar on day 36, he looked at me and said, “I’m...
Week 5 of my US adventure!
This week, my girlfriend came and went, I got extremely angry (the video will show you how much) and I saw some beautiful scenery in Oregon. I met up with Anna on day 29 and she said, “I have a surprise for you! Wait here.” I love surprises, so I waited excitedly. Two...
Week 4 of my US adventure!
Onto week four of my adventure and this week has been all about connecting with so many amazing people and meeting some incredible kids at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital. After packing the tent on day 21, Rene and Suzeanne invited me into their home for...
Week 3 of my US adventure!
Onto week three of my adventure and it just keeps getting better – this adventure seems to keep creating mini adventures, especially this week! Driving to the spot in the boonies on day 15 to start running again felt so right. Jim drove me there, an ex-military, now...
Week 2 of my US adventure!
Into the second week of my run and I’m getting into my stride! It’s been an incredible week for raising awareness of what I’m doing and getting some awesome donations! Waking up on the seventh day of my run, I looked at the fire I’d made the night before and it was...
Week 1 of my US adventure!
The first week of my run has been interesting to say the least! I’ve already met some amazing people, camped a few times and… well, I already injured my foot leading to me wearing some attractive shoes. On the second day of my adventure, it was pouring with rain....
Canadian-Book-Tour
Guess what, Canada? I'M COMING BAAAACKKKK. And... I have a favour to ask. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asZ2lbepZMg&t=2s Firstly, though, I should explain why I'm coming back if you didn't quite get the full story from the recent CP24 Breakfast Show interview above....
Awards, Honours and What People Say
HONOURS AND AWARDS... Guinness World Record for ‘Marathon Static Cycling’, pedalling for 268 hours (more than 12 days) ~ 2013. White Hatted in Calgary (in previous years the likes of Prince William, Kate Middleton, Arnold Schwarznegger and many more have also...
Helping people through Motivational Speaking…
After finishing my latest adventure, 200 marathons solo across Canada (doing so dressed as superhero, The Flash!) - raising more than £250,000 for the children’s charities that helped me as a very sick kid - I’d be lying if I said I was on top of the world. Once I’d...
Biggest award of my life, an Honorary Fellowship
I left school at an early age with no education and called myself a 'thicko' any chance I could get, so I can't believe I'm about to tell you this, but I just received one of the biggest awards of my life, an Honorary Fellowship. Apparently it's one of the most...
How I Became a Motivational Speaker
The question I've been answering a lot at the minute, "how are you funding yourself, how are you earning?" I get the impression that people feel a little cheeky asking, but as it's come up so many times, I wanted to share something with you. Some of you may know that...
BiG Awards: Ambassador of the Year
Having been shortlisted for the Believe in Gloucester Awards: Ambassador of the Year - I felt incredibly honoured, and very proud - but to of been awarded with this accolade, well, its simply overwhelming. And a little mad I might add, as I'm not even sure what an...
Surprise Surprise ITV
It's about time I told you all about my ITV 'Surprise Surprise' experience, how they done me like a kipper, and how it felt to share my story with 5 million people. The amazing Wendy Fabian, was the person that secretly applied for me to go on the show, alongside over...
Andrew Addicot – biggest donation, and biggest heart
Over a month ago, I had a phone call completely out-of-the-blue, from Des and Gina Gillingham, asking me if I'd like to go for a coffee and a chat with them, and to make a donation (a no brainer on both counts!). Little did I know, that the donation being made, was...
Adventureman is becoming real…
As many of you know, I’ve been working on a few things but some pieces of the puzzle needed putting together before I do what I do - and that's be adventureman on adventures! So, what are these two puzzle pieces? Well, one was my website (that you're on!) which I...
Pride of Britain Awards 2014
Where do I start when talking about the last 24 hours of The Pride of Britain Awards? During the train ride over to London, my stomach was in knots (in a good way I think - at least now looking back on it!). The nerves seemed to settle when I arrived at our very posh...
A REAL lasting impact, for future fundraising
Every fundraiser dreams of creating a lasting impact. For the causes we support and for the people we hope to inspire. When I started to fundraise through my adventures, I thought any and all money I raised would be donated during them – and, I cheekily hoped, perhaps...
Taking part in the Fishermans Friend – Strongman Run
Being selected to tackle the Fisherman's Friend, Strongman Run in Germany (last weekend) was very special, but even more special was the experience itself. After the run across Canada, I've felt kind of flat, and thought that I wasn't ready to hit the road again....
BBC documentary: Canada, Coast-to-Coast
Including never-before-seen footage, the BBC produced this short documentary of Jamie's run across Canada together for Inside Out, which aired on BBC Points West and BBC West Midlands throughout February 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz251JkmfoA Special thanks...
Press release: Real Life Super Hero Finishes Historic 5,000 Mile Run to Raise Money for Children’s Charities, Becomes First Brit to Run Coast-to-Coast across Canada
(Correct as of approximately 12.30pm PST Monday 3rd February 2014 - 8.30pm UK time) British adventurer Jamie McDonald, dressed as super hero ‘The Flash’, has finally reached Vancouver, Canada, more than 5,000 miles (200+ marathons) away from his start point of St...
Plan for Thursday 13th February – Jamie’s homecoming celebration
In recognition of a citizen of Gloucester who’s gone to incredible lengths to give back to the charities that supported him as a child, a number of people have banded together to organise a celebration and honour ceremony fit for Jamie McDonald. This is an open...
Plan for Monday 3rd February – Jamie’s Vancouver finish
Please note – in the days leading up to Jamie’s finish time of 1pm on Monday the 3rd February, Jamie will post an estimated timeline of his movement and encourage people to join him on the final days of his historic 5,000 mile journey across Canada. Please follow...
Video update 17: Thunder Bay, Terry Fox Tribute
Here’s the seventeenth of Jamie’s video updates as he continues his 5,000 mile coast to coast run across Canada. In this video, filmed in August 2013, Jamie marks 100 marathons by reaching Thunder Bay, where the inspirational Terry Fox's 'Marathon of Hope' came to a...
Update about my time in Banff
Having spent a crazy day speaking to the police and the media, I wanted to update everybody who’s been kind enough to read, share and care. My bag, including my possessions, priceless hours of footage of my journey across Canada and my wallet, amongst other things,...
Video update 16: At a Crossroads
Here’s the sixteenth of Jamie’s video updates as he continues his coast to coast run across Canada. In this video, Jamie makes the decision to head to Toronto, adding another 12 marathons to his journey. He also goes to the most British restaurant in existence, the...
Video update 15: Home, Alone
Here’s the fifteenth of Jamie’s video updates as he continues his coast to coast run across Canada. In this video, filmed in July, he spends time with the Peeters family (originally from Jamie's home town of Gloucester) and you get an idea of how long it takes to edit...
Press release: Injured British Super Hero Has to Run Final 60 Marathons in 60 days in 5,000 Mile Cross-Canada Run for Children
British adventurer Jamie McDonald has just 60 days to finish the remaining 1,500 miles of his world-first solo 5,000 mile run across Canada – which means he’ll need to maintain a pace of a marathon a day until his end point; Vancouver, despite an injury. Jamie...