The fitness enthusiast suffered excruciating pain after fracturing his hip in the middle of the London marathon earlier this year. Doctors warned him he may never run long distance again.
A Scot who was wheelchaired off and told "he wouldn't be able to run marathons again" after fracturing his hip has "defied the odds" in an extraordinary amount of time.
After being told by doctors that "he wouldn't be able to run marathons again", Mark set a challenge for himself to prove the medics wrong by undergoing intense rehab and physiotherapy to build his strength to prepare him for the famous 42km run. "Leading up the New York run, I was so excited. There was a little bit of nervousness but I think that's normal for anyone. My family tracked me from back home online."
As he ran across the finish line on November 3, he said all of the memories from the year "came flooding back". Mark has entered into the draw for Tokyo and Boston - having already completed Berlin, London and Chicago marathons in 2023, and now New York. Mark also has his own running club at Meadowbank Stadium where he encourages people from all walks of life to get into the sport.
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