Martin Parnell
World-Class Endurance Athlete, 5 time Guinness Record holder, Author, TEDx and Philanthropist explains how to Unlock your Potential achieving personal and business goals you never thought possible.
Martin Parnell is the Best-Selling author of MARATHON QUEST and RUNNING TO THE EDGE and his final book in the Marathon Trilogy, THE SECRET MARATHON-Empowering women and girls in Afghanistan through sport, was released on October 30th 2018. He speaks on having a "Finish the Race Attitude – Setting Goals, Overcoming Obstacles to Achieving Your Full Potential" and has written for, or been covered by CNN, BBC, CBC, The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Runners World, Men's Journal, Canadian Business, and Maclean's.
In a five year period, from 2010 to 2014, Martin completed 10 extreme endurance "Quests" including running 250 marathons in one year and raising $1.3m for the humanitarian organization Right To Play. In 2016 he ran the Marathon of Afghanistan in support of Afghan women and girls running for equality and in 2019 / 20 his film, "The Secret Marathon" was shown at Film Festivals around the world.
Martin Parnell is the Best-Selling author of MARATHON QUEST and RUNNING TO THE EDGE and his final book in the Marathon Trilogy, THE SECRET MARATHON-Empowering women and girls in Afghanistan through sport, was released on October 30th 2018. He speaks on having a "Finish the Race Attitude – Setting Goals, Overcoming Obstacles to Achieving Your Full Potential" and has written for, or been covered by CNN, BBC, CBC, The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Runners World, Men's Journal, Canadian Business, and Maclean's.
In a five year period, from 2010 to 2014, Martin completed 10 extreme endurance "Quests" including running 250 marathons in one year and raising $1.3m for the humanitarian organization Right To Play. In 2016 he ran the Marathon of Afghanistan in support of Afghan women and girls running for equality and in 2019 / 20 his film, "The Secret Marathon" was shown at Film Festivals around the world.
Marathon Quest - Ordinary People to Extraordinary Leaders
Telling a story which will amaze and inspire, Martin will show how, through determination and persistence, one person can affect change, one step at a time. He started running at the age of 47 and has never looked back. In 2010, he achieved the remarkable goal of running 250 marathons in one year. Martin's "Marathon Quest 250" raised $320,000 for Right To Play and he ran at 60 schools with over 12,000 students. He inspired these children to get active and help the less fortunate at home...
Running to the Edge - Life is a Relay - Inspiring the Future
Martin's efforts to help others will take you on a journey to Benin in West Africa, Mto wa Mbu in Tanzania and Bamyan in Afghanistan. Whether it's participating in play based programs with African school children, building a playground for a Tanzanian village kindergarten class, or running with girls in the foothills of the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan, Martin's story will show the power of giving. Martin compares life to a relay race. The audience is taken from exploding out of the...
The Secret Marathon - Running and Working Together for Gender Equality
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