A Wisconsin doctor named Dr. T. Clark Gamblin is a cancer survivor and is gearing up for the feat of a lifetime in order to spread awareness about the most pervasive cancer impacting young men because Dr Gamblin is a cancer survivor himself. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2018 after noticing a lump.
The competition involves running seven marathons on seven continents: seven days in a row and while it may seem physically impossible for a human to run seven marathons in seven consecutive days, the World Marathon Challenge has taken runners across the world for nearly a decade. Gamblin began training for the race a year ago.
The first marathon will take place in Antarctica on Jan. 31, 2025. From there, Dr Gamblin and other participants will travel to Cape Town, South Africa; Perth, Australia; and Dubai, UAE.
He also has a physical trainer to help with injury prevention — but the person who has helped Gamblin the most, he said, is his wife.