Not only has it panicked many people and caused uncertainty across the world, it’s also made travel, insurance and racing in close proximity to others a game of Russian roulette. Truth is I’ve been training for a race that may not happen.Ĭoronavirus has thrown everything in the air so to speak. We asked Alex to write us an update on how things, including his training, are going, given the most recent turn of events. His diagnosis became the catalyst in his life for showing people the possibility of creating positive change in the face of adversity. Last year we announced that our patient, Alex Flynn, would take on the 4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus this year – racing 1,250km / 780 miles unsupported on foot across some of the most inhospitable landscapes in the world in the Namib Desert, Gobi Desert, the Great Caucasus of Georgia, the Atacama Desert and Antarctica - and that we’ll be supporting him in the lead up to this epic challenge.Īlex was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2008 at the age of 36. Patient News: Alex Flynn - Certainly Uncertain You can find out more about the challenge in episode 1 now: Watch this space over on YouTube for Paul’s first appearance in the Quarantine To Qualifier series in episode 2. Until then, it’s cross training on the bike for me, calf raises, Paul’s infamous glute circuit and a bit of core work to get me in top shape ready for the mileage to increase.
The real training will start 16 weeks out from race day, which hasn’t been 100% set in stone yet because of the uncertainty with coronavirus, but it’ll be around May that I need to step it up a notch. Paul Martin is going to be an integral part of Team Anna - he’s already helped me with my first hurdle of injuring my calf on a rather overzealous speed session! We’ve put together the best of the best when it comes to a coach, sports psychologist and, of course, physiotherapist. We’re building ‘Team Anna’ to get me to that finish line. The BIG difference this time though, is that we’re treating this as a bit of an experiment. So just a casual 25ish minutes to shave off. To give you an idea of what that means for me, my marathon PB, set at Amsterdam Marathon 2019 is 3:53:06. Well, it’ll be a few minutes under that actually to guarantee qualification. I’ll be training for the next few months up until Autumn 2021, when I’ll take on a marathon to get that time. My next challenge is to qualify for the Boston Marathon. It’s a challenge we are affectionately calling ‘Project Unicorn’. My next challenge will be a little longer in the making.
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