Running For My Life

This is the extraordinary true story of how a former British soldier turned extreme adventurer set out to run marathons in the world's most dangerous countries. In 2018, Jordan Wylie trained and ran in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan to raise awareness of the plight of children suffering in war zones as well as the funds to help provide education.

Risking his life in some of the most hostile places in the world, Wylie defies suicide bombers, official advice, dehydration and exhaustion, as well as his own mental and physical health issues in an incredible tale of endurance and tenacity against the odds.

His first race, in Somalia, is moved to Somaliland after a suicide bomber kills 600 people. Running the Baghdad half-marathon brings back painful memories of friends and colleagues he lost when he served there. Finally, at the Afghanistan marathon, he provides a high-profile target for the Taliban, who murder seventeen people the day before he arrives.

What makes these three runs even more challenging is the fact that Jordan is affected not just by mental health issues from his own experiences, but also with epilepsy. Alongside the more extreme obstacles, Jordan has to overcome self-doubt - and the doubt of others - to show what can be achieved with belief and fortitude.

Auteur

Jordan Wylie is former British soldier, adventurer and philanthropist, as well as the bestselling author of Citadel (Mirror Books, 2017). After joining the British Army at sixteen, he served for ten years until an injury meant his military career was cut short. He has worked in many of the world's most remote, hostile and politically complex environments and has diced with death on several occasions. He has raised over £1 million for charity and uses his profile as one of the stars of Channel 4's shows Hunted and Celebrity Hunted to make a difference to children's lives worldwide, inspiring hope through education and access to opportunity.