Iain Ward - The King of Chemo’s Push for a Charity World Record and Running the Great World Race

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In this episode, Jen and Dyana chat with Iain Ward—known to his millions of followers as The King of Chemo. His motto? "I have cancer, not excuses." Iain is an extreme athlete pushing the limits of human endurance—and time itself. He recently completed The Great World Race, running 7 marathons on 7 continents in just 7 days. Now, he's training for an even bigger challenge: running 52 miles in all 52 countries and territories of Europe, in 52 weeks. And after that? The BIG one—a full circumnavigation of the globe using only human power, all while aiming to break the world record for the most money ever raised. Why? Because he has terminal brain cancer. However, Iain refuses to let that stop him from living one hell of a life.

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NOTABLE TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:46 Welcome, Iain Ward!

2:55 Iain explains his "why" and embracing being the protagonist in his own film

7:28 Brain cancer diagnosis

9:34 Staying awake during brain surgery

16:38 Finding purpose and looking ahead at life

27:39 Taking on The Great World Race and the rugged landscape of Antarctica

39:48 Training for The Great World Race

50:07 Running 52 miles in 52 countries and territories in Europe in 52 weeks

58:27 The Big One and circumnavigating the globe with pure manpower

1:09:52 How to support Iain

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Welcome, Iain Ward! (00:01:46)

3. Iain explains his "why" and embracing being the protagonist in his own film (00:02:55)

4. Brain cancer diagnosis (00:07:28)

5. Staying awake during brain surgery (00:09:34)

6. Finding purpose and looking ahead at life (00:16:38)

7. Iain's past relationship with athletics (00:22:54)

8. Taking on The Great World Race and the rugged landscape of Antarctica (00:27:39)

9. Training for The Great World Race (00:39:48)

10. Gearing up for a two-week livestream for charity (00:44:38)

11. Running 52 miles in 52 countries and territories in Europe in 52 weeks (00:50:07)

12. The Big One and circumnavigating the globe with pure manpower (00:58:27)

13. Advice on picking up a girl (01:04:23)

14. How to support Iain (01:09:52)

15. Wildest thing Iain’s done for raising money for charity (01:16:25)