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Chris Moon Guest of Honour at Speech Day
‘We can all go one step beyond our limits’ was the message to students at Churcher’s College from Chris Moon, former British Army officer-turned landmine clearer. If anyone knows about pushing yourself to achieve all you can, it’s Chris.
Losing an arm and a leg whilst in a supposedly safe area of a minefield in remote East Africa, he has also survived being taken prisoner by the Khmer Rouge.
The students were in awe of the man who, after recovering four times faster than expected, ran the London Marathon within a year of leaving hospital, raising significant sums of money to help people with disabilities.
Thought to be the world’s first amputee ultra-distance runner, Chris shared his stories of having to face adversity, the challenges of being resilient when the odds are against you, and doing it all with a positive mental attitude.
The audience of students and parents left feeling enthused and ready to take on the world!
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