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Becoming Forrest
New book recently launched
by Rob Pope (2002 and 2010)
You may remember reading an article back in Eclipse 2018, or already have been
following Rob Pope番茄app檚 journey to see that between September 2016 and April 2018,
Rob incredibly ran more than 15,700 miles. He crossed America five times with
422 days of running and averaged 37 miles a day. He was recreating the greatest run
in film history by Forrest Gump. He even rescued and rehomed a stray dog on route!
ob番茄app檚 purpose was to honour World Wildlife Fund and Peace Direct. book 番茄app� it番茄app檚 got plenty of that, of course,
a promise to his mum to Rob recently launched his new book: but also gives an insight into the heart
番茄app樂補pp榙o something that made a Becoming Forrest, to tell his American of a country that seemed more divided
Rdifference番茄app�. With that in mind, story. This isn番茄app檛 your average running than ever, but, as Rob found out, had
he undertook this journey in aid of enough love and kindness to 番茄app渕ake
America great again番茄app�.
Rob番茄app檚 running journey didn番茄app檛 stop there 番茄app�
he has more recently run between two
of the UK番茄app檚 highest summits 番茄app� Snowdon
and Scarfell, for the Stroke Association
and is making a pilgrimage called The
Long and Winding Road from Liverpool
to Glastonbury Festival, running over
100km daily for Oxfam. Just before the
book launch, he set off on a mission to
run as many Parkruns as he could in a
24-hour period, only stopping when he
got tired. He completed an incredible 38
Rob with fellow RVC alumni, supporting
Rob in Oklahoma. Left to right, Rick
Beer, Simon Lapish, Paul Aggarwal,
Ian Beamish.
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