Alex Flynn Alex Flynn was living a happy, comfortable life as a lawyer with his wife and three kids when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. "I was devastated," he says. "Up to that I lived a life that was free from worries and cares. For months I went into a funk." But somewhere inside himself, Alex
wondered what sort of role model he was being to his children and what sort of husband he was being to his wife. From that moment on he decided to
dedicate himself to raising money for Parkinson's research by running. It was the start of a journey that would take him around the world in a 10 Million Metre run. Highlights on Alex’s travels so far include
his recent ‘fi rst-of-a-kind’ Trans-America Challenge: a 3,500 mile trip from West to East Coast USA over a period of 35 days; the 2010 Marathon des Sables, running more than 135 miles across the Bavarian Alps and, in 2011, traversing 1457 miles from London to Rome in 30 days, as well as numerous Marathons, Ironman and Olympic Triathlons. Extraordinarily upbeat about the life he
now leads, he says that his illness has had its own very real positives. "The truth is, I don't fear anything any
more," he says. "When you have this kind of illness, you realise that the small things in life just aren't worth worrying about." Alex says that he will continue to go on
running and raising money and awareness "until I have to crawl", and when he can't move any more then he'll fi nd something else to do. The Best You salutes Alex Flynn and his
amazing journey of 10 Million Metres. To fi nd out more about this extraordinary man, go to: www.alexfl ynn.co.uk