by alex | Apr 18, 2018 | John's Blog
20-years-ago today it was constant rain and bitter cold as I moved along the Trans-Canada Highway, finishing my day in Glovertown, Newfoundland. It’s been a soggy week. My soaking wet wind suit has been flapping tight against my body like a flag snapping in a stiff...
by alex | Apr 10, 2018 | John's Blog
As I promised you, this is the first of the weekly postings as I look back at the walk across Canada that began 20 years ago today. So here we go! This is it. Day number one in St. John’s, Newfoundland. After seven months of training, today the distance really starts...
by alex | Mar 15, 2018 | John's Blog
20 years ago today, I was just under 40 days away from the beginning of one of the biggest challenges of my life — the walk across Canada. My goal was to raise money for research into finding a treatment and eventually a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a...
by alex | Mar 1, 2018 | John's Blog
20 years ago today, before there was a Family Day, I was in training and I was exactly 50 days away from the start of my attempt to walk across Canada. I intended to make a difference in the lives of all those boys just like Jesse – kids who suffer from Duchenne...
