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Press release – Real-life Superhero third of the way through 5,000 mile run across Canda

Multiple Guinness World Record holder, serial Adventurer & Fundraiser Jamie McDonald is renowned for being one of the most talented motivational speakers in the world.

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Here’s an up-to-date press release we’ve sent to the media in the UK, a version of which is also being promoted within Canada. Please feel free to share it across your social media channels!

(Please note, we’ll be updating the site with all of Jamie’s most recent videos shortly, in the meantime, head on over to his YouTube channel to watch them).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 2013

Real-life Superhero third of the way through 5,000 mile Canada east coast-to-west coast run

British adventurer Jamie McDonald has recently crossed the border of the fourth of the nine Canadian provinces and has now ran a third of the distance he’ll need to run across to complete his 5,000 mile journey across Canada without a support team to raise money for children’s hospitals. Jamie entered Ontario recently dressed as superhero The Flash, after a public vote chose the costume for him.

World-record breaking adventurer Jamie McDonald is running an average of a marathon every single day in his quest to become the first person to run across Canada without a support team. Jamie’s coast-to-coast run is the equivalent of more than 200 marathons in 275 days and is capturing hearts and imaginations as he continues the agonising run across the country. Jamie is running in aid of the SickKids Foundation, as well as British charities Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and the Pied Piper Appeal.

“I want to be the first ever person to run Canada coast to coast without the help of a support crew and although there’s still a long way to go, I’m managing more than a marathon a day some days and feel fitter and stronger than ever. Freezing nights spent camping by the side of roads feel worth it when I think about the good the donated money will do and the kindness and generosity of Canadians so far has been overwhelming,” says Jamie, who spent the first nine years of his life in and out of children’s hospitals with a rare and life-threatening spinal condition.

“I recently ran a competition through my Facebook and Twitter accounts where I asked people to vote for a superhero outfit for me to don as I continue my journey west across this beautiful country. The Flash, a hero known for his speed, was the public favourite by a long way, I only hope I can draw some sort of inspiration from the costume to speed me along!”

Last year, Jamie cycled 14,000 miles from Bangkok to his hometown Gloucester, England, passing through dozens of countries. Along his journey, he was shot at, arrested and slept rough. Just two days after he finished the journey back from Bangkok; Jamie decided to attempt to break the world static cycling record, which stood at 224 hours and 24 minutes. Jamie pedalled for 265 hours (more than 11 days) in order to break the record. Jamie raised tens of thousands of pounds in the process of both challenges for the Pied Piper appeal.

Jamie’s run began in St John’s, Labrador in March and he hopes to reach Vancouver by December 2013. Jamie will pass through mountain ranges, national parks and dangerous terrain as well as running alongside highways.

Jamie is updating his Twitter (www.twitter.com/MrJamieMcDonald) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/jamiemcdonald.org) profiles and recording videos throughout the challenge, which are all being shared on his YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/thejamiemc86) as well as his website.

For more information about Jamie, including ways to donate to his effort, please visit www.jamiemcdonald.org

The public can also follow his run in near-real as he updates via his Suunto Ambit GPS watch here: Movescount

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Notes for editors:

Skype interviews can be set up with Jamie on request. Please email Rich Leigh on rich[at]PRexamples.com to do so.

  • Here is Jamie’s YouTube channel, featuring all of his videos from the Canada run as well as those from his cycle ride from Bangkok to Gloucester: http://www.youtube.com/user/thejamiemc86
  • This short video of Jamie’s experience cycling from Bangkok to Gloucester shows a number of key points in the journey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-zIzWyksFk
  • Jamie, 26, is from Gloucester, England. As a child, Jamie suffered from a debilitating immune deficiency and syringomyelia.

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