103: Big ducks, long jumps, & tiny bears
Running with Jake - The PLODcast
English - December 15, 2021 01:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFitness Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today’s guest is Barney Corrall, who after suffering a stroke when he was a baby he was diagnosed with right-sided hemiplegia (a condition that affects movement on one side of his body) and cerebral palsy.
Barney defied medical odds and won a gold medal at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Switzerland in 2019. Earlier this year, he represented Great Britain in the men’s long jump senior team in the European Championships in Poland, and he has ambitions of wining gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
AskJake: Each week, we'll take one of your questions and Jake will answer it. Today, it's all about upping your distance from a half-marathon.
See the full show notes & resources here: http://runningwithjake.com/plodcast