Nigel Watson: How one man’s prostate cancer diagnosis didn’t stop him running the Marathon des Sables

The Marathon des Sables had always been on Nigel Watson's bucket list.
But with his plans to tackle the six day, 250km ultra marathon through the heat of the Sahara Desert barely underway, Nigel was rocked by a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
An experienced runner with several marathons under his belt and a history of tackling triathlons that included representing Great Britain for his age group, Nigel was determined not to be beaten by the news and upped his training.
Part of his preparation saw him meet with Doug Richards, a friend of this podcast and Marathon des Sables finisher. Inspired, Nigel set out to complete his extreme goal.
Running Tales spoke to him about how the event went, his previous running success and tackling prostate cancer...
 
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Listen to Doug Richards' Running Tales Podcast appearances here:
Doug Richards - Running Once Around The Planet: https://runningtales.podbean.com/e/doug-richards-running-once-around-the-planet/
Doug Richards - How one runner went from being out of breath climbing the stairs to the Marathon des Sables: https://runningtales.podbean.com/e/doug-richards-how-one-runner-went-from-being-out-of-breath-climbing-the-stairs-to-the-marathon-des-sables/
 
Listen to our episode with Lizzie Tovey:
Lizzie Tovey - Visually impaired runner takes on cancer to complete the Virtual London Marathon: https://runningtales.podbean.com/e/lizzie-tovey-visual-impaired-runner-takes-on-cancer-to-complete-the-virtual-london-marathon/
 
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