{"id":15184,"date":"2025-06-29T02:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T02:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/after-health-battle-personal-trainer-runs-6000-miles-to-shatter-half-marathon-world-record\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T02:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T02:38:11","slug":"after-health-battle-personal-trainer-runs-6000-miles-to-shatter-half-marathon-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/after-health-battle-personal-trainer-runs-6000-miles-to-shatter-half-marathon-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"After health battle, personal trainer runs 6,000 miles to shatter half-marathon world record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A man who took up jogging while recovering from a hernia has shattered a world record by running 465 half-marathons in just one year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Edward Molineaux, a 34-year-old personal trainer, logged an astonishing 6,000 miles between April 6, 2023, and April 7, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His achievement not only broke his own previous record of 282 half-marathons in 12 months, between 2022 and 2023, but also earned him a world title, according to news agency SWNS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/comedian-crosses-america-miniature-bike-massive-dream-80-days\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COMEDIAN CROSSES AMERICA WITH MINIATURE BIKE AND MASSIVE DREAM: \u2018TOOK 80 DAYS\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I used to love sports like boxing, but when I suffered a hernia it took me about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/medical-research\/surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two years after my operation<\/a> to get my body back,&#8221; Molineaux said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All I could do was run. I couldn&#8217;t turn to anything explosive anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/343\/192\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/686\/384\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/672\/378\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1344\/756\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/931\/523\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1862\/1046\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/720\/405\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1440\/810\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1200\/675\/runner4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Edward Molineaux at his home in Willenhall, Walsall on June 18 2025. Edward has recently won a world record for the most number of half-marathons completed in a year. Release date \u2013 June 19, 2025. A hernia patient who took up jogging while he recovered from surgery has broken the world record for running 465 half-marathons in just one year. Superfit Edward Molineaux clocked up a staggering 6,000 miles between April 6 last year and April 7 this year. The 34-year-old runner previously set the record for the most half-marathons run in 12 months when he finished 282 between 2022-23. Now Edward has smashed his own record and won the 2,000-mile virtual races across Africa. Edward, from Willenhall, West Mids., only took up running while recovering from a hernia in 2020.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Edward Molineaux, pictured here, is a personal trainer in his 30s. He shattered a world record by running 465 half-marathons in just one year.<\/span> <span>(Joseph Walshe \/ SWNS)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What began as a way to recover turned into a regular habit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Molineaux, who is British, now inspires others through his dedication, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;All I could do was run.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I love <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/good-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">giving inspiration<\/a> to other people, and that warrior feeling,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even being around people doing well &#8211; I like seeing people getting better and going higher.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/travel\/woman-feared-dogs-trekked-all-over-world-newly-adopted-pup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WOMAN FEARED DOGS, THEN BEGAN TREKKING ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH NEWLY ADOPTED PUP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The endurance athlete went on to win a 2,000-mile virtual race <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">across Africa.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018I pushed myself\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Molineaux said he structures his week around 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/running\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">half-marathon runs<\/a>, often stacking multiple races in a single day, per SWNS.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To complete the half-marathons, I split my week into 13 runs, with three on Monday and Wednesday, two on Tuesday and Thursday, and then just one half-marathon for the remaining three days,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/343\/192\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/686\/384\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/672\/378\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1344\/756\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/931\/523\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1862\/1046\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/720\/405\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1440\/810\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1200\/675\/runner1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Edward Molineaux with a collection of medals at his home in Willenhall, Walsall on June 18 2025. Edward has recently won a world record for the most number of half-marathons completed in a year. Release date \u2013 June 19, 2025. A hernia patient who took up jogging while he recovered from surgery has broken the world record for running 465 half-marathons in just one year. Superfit Edward Molineaux clocked up a staggering 6,000 miles between April 6 last year and April 7 this year. The 34-year-old runner previously set the record for the most half-marathons run in 12 months when he finished 282 between 2022-23. Now Edward has smashed his own record and won the 2,000-mile virtual races across Africa. Edward, from Willenhall, West Mids., only took up running while recovering from a hernia in 2020.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Molineaux structures his week around 13 half-marathon runs, often stacking multiple races in a single day, he said.<\/span> <span>(Joseph Walshe \/ SWNS)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even through blisters, trench foot and fatigue, he said he is undeterred.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some days I did not feel like doing it, but you need to do it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It\u2019s one of the hardest parts for me, but I pushed myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/nutrition-and-fitness\/nutrition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nutrition strategy<\/a> is as disciplined as his training.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t really eat before I run &#8211; I don\u2019t like feeling full while I\u2019m getting the miles in,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I stick to a lot of fruit really, mainly bananas. For a half-marathon, I run on an empty stomach, maybe just a banana.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At night, he said he fuels up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meat and fish<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;It all comes from belief.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;You won\u2019t get a stitch, and it won\u2019t stay in the stomach, and you can go at a faster pace,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Molineaux\u2019s passion for self-discipline and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental resilience<\/a> is central to his philosophy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><strong><u>For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com\/lifestyle<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I would do is do one half-marathon in about two hours, have five minutes rest and then get onto the next one,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/343\/192\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/686\/384\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/672\/378\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1344\/756\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/931\/523\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1862\/1046\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/720\/405\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1440\/810\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1200\/675\/runner2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Edward Molineaux at his home in Willenhall, Walsall on June 18 2025. Edward has recently won a world record for the most number of half-marathons completed in a year. Release date \u2013 June 19, 2025. A hernia patient who took up jogging while he recovered from surgery has broken the world record for running 465 half-marathons in just one year. Superfit Edward Molineaux clocked up a staggering 6,000 miles between April 6 last year and April 7 this year. The 34-year-old runner previously set the record for the most half-marathons run in 12 months when he finished 282 between 2022-23. Now Edward has smashed his own record and won the 2,000-mile virtual races across Africa. Edward, from Willenhall, West Mids., only took up running while recovering from a hernia in 2020.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Molineaux said his passion for self-discipline and mental resilience is central to his philosophy.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Joseph Walshe \/ SWNS)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;You don\u2019t know how the body will react or get a second wind. It all comes from belief.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Molineaux was officially recognized for his accomplishment on June 1, when he received his Record Breakers world record certificate, said SWNS.<\/p>\n<p>His journey from injury recovery to world record holder has made him a symbol of perseverance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Said Molineaux, &#8220;I like showing people that you can do it through everything, and through anything,&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Reem Amro is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lifestyle<\/a> production assistant with Fox News Digital. She and the lifestyle team cover a range of story topics including food and drink, travel, and health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/hernia-patient-breaks-world-record-running-465-half-marathons-year\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man who took up jogging while recovering from a hernia has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo4.dedicatedhost247.com\/newstime\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}