1100 marathons and 29 years on from a ‘New Years Resolution’ made to clean up his life, Rory Coleman has really earned the name 'Marathon Man’. On January 5th 1994, the 40-a-day smoker and hardened drinker managed to run just 100 metres. Far from being disheartened, he felt ecstatic as he’d found a way to clean up his act and live the rest of his life to the full… nicotine and alcohol free.

In just three months he lost three stone and ran a half marathon, completing his first full marathon later that same year. Next was the London Marathon in April 1995. He enjoyed it so much that he ran one the following weekend…and the one after that… and has run a marathon a week, every week ever since. To up the challenge, the distances became longer, and the terrain became tougher, including the Grand Union Canal Race (145 miles) and the Marathon des Sables (branded ’The World’s Toughest Footrace’) sixteen times.

After a long career in Design and Print Sales, Rory made his passion his business and qualified as an Advanced Personal Trainer. Since then, he has built a world-wide client base and has trained many celebrity clients, including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, BBC TV’s Helen Skelton.

In 2016 Rory faced his biggest challenge to date after being paralysed with Guillain–Barré Syndrome, an extremely rare auto-immune disease that left him unable to walk and confined to a wheel-chair. He puts his amazing recovery down to being super-fit and having a positive mind-set.

He has recently worked with Admiral, Deloitte, M&S and Microsoft, about the ‘Process of Change’, how it affects business and can bring positive changes in the workplace. Rory’s story perfectly exemplifies the synergies in performance across business, sport and living life to the full.