DUC DO MARATHON GRAND SLAM CLUB MEMBER

UP UNTIL 2014, RUNNING HAD NEVER APPEALED TO ME. I was not even sure about the distance of a marathon. It just seemed like a boring and tedious activity. However, with my health – both physical and mental – deteriorating, I knew I needed an audacious goal to reset myself.

I picked running as the key training medium to get me fit for this first mountain climb. I