in our ability to perform was our supplementation with adult stem cell nutrition products. As Jake, who turned 20 during the run, stated, “I could not believe how quickly I was able to recover after taking these products, especially considering the fact that in the last month, I was running around 45 kilometres every day, some days, 50, and on the second-last day, 70 kilo -metres! I was also very impressed that my dad, at 57 years old, covered more distance, overall, than any of us.” GETTING OUR MESSAGE OUT Occasionally, we took time off from running to do presenta-tions and meet with the media. The coverage we received from newspapers, magazines, radio shows and television programs was quite extensive. We made it onto national TV in both Can-ada and the United States, and were enthusiastically greeted by producers and anchor people in numerous cities. Another part of our daily routine was to network with as many people as possible using social media through the Inter-net. We had seven laptop computers for this purpose. Overall, we met thousands of people along the way, in do-ing presentations at various schools and council meetings of numerous cities, and we received many proclamations and cita-tions from government officials in both Canada and the United States. Mayors, ministers and governors from different cities, provinces and states proclaimed Marathon of Health Day as we ran through their respective regions. Everyone we saw agreed with the message our family had to share. What was really exciting was that the thousands of high school students we talked to enthusiastically agreed with our vision and loved the fact that there were young people like themselves sharing this message of health! When asked about the highest moments of our journey, we all agree that meeting lots of interesting people, getting to share our message in front of large groups of people, and on television, and receiving many e-mails from people stating that we were inspiring them to improve their health were definite highlights. The opportunity to bond as a family was absolutely another highlight, as was seeing both countries on foot. THE CALM AFTER? Now that we are back in Wakefield, and settling into our rou-tine once again, we realize that life will never be the same after having had this experience. The Marathon of Health lives on, as the task to get as many people as possible to take responsibility for their health is nev-er-ending. Together, we can all make a difference. Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions regarding the Marathon of Health, stem cell nutri-tion or how the 7-Minute Workout program could benefit your patients. We are available to give presentations on preventive health and motivate people to take action. Please visit our website at www.marathonofhealth.com and sign our petition. You can read the first chapter of an entertaining novel I just co-wrote, that shares secrets to good health, by visiting www. tuneupandthrive.com. Check out the March issue of Runner’s World magazine for an article on our family’s adventure. • 44 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | FEBRUARY 2012 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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