Episode Details

John McAvoy is a record-breaking Ironman triathlete, trail runner and Nike-sponsored athlete. His route into sport is one of the most unusual you’ll ever hear.

John spent ten years in prison, including a year in solitary confinement. It was there that he started doing exercises in his cell, and later broke three world and eight British indoor rowing records, all without having played sport before. Jenni sits down with John to talk about how that changed his life, what redemption means to him and the new book, Solitary Refinement: The Power of One.

John also tells Jenni about the Alpine Run Project, which he calls the 'proudest thing he’s ever achieved'. The project mentors young people from inner cities with youth workers and coaches, then takes them to the Alps to take part in the UTMB and the Mont Blanc Marathon.

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