John Willis was born without arms and legs and spent many of his younger days sitting on the sidelines.
A man from the United Kingdom is in the middle of a 108-mile kayak journey along the River Thames to raise awareness for inclusive sports. The week-long journey would be an endurance test for anyone, but the man in question is no ordinary athlete.
The 108 Challenge is Willis’ and the organization’s largest fundraiser and has raised more than $10,000 so far.The 108-mile kayak journey began on July 23 in Cricklade, U.K., and Wills is scheduled to arrive in London on July 30. Willis will be using a double kayak for his trip, which will allow various volunteers to join in and row with him for two-hour sessions at a time.
“I am extremely excited to be taking on my biggest challenge yet – and I hope the public can get involved by taking on their own 108 challenge,” he shared on Power2Inspire’s page for the challenge. “After recently beginning my training, I can safely say I will be pushing myself to new limits!” “We want people to come together and do sport together,” he told ‘That’s TV West Anglia’ in a clip that was shared to their Facebook page.In 2013, Willis partnered with two able-bodied athletes to complete a triathlon. Then, in 2015, he completed a swimming challenge of 50 1,000-meter swims in 100 days. And, in 2016, Willis celebrated the start of the Summer Olympics and Paralympics with his Road2Rio challenge, where he completed all 34 of the games’ events.
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