Thursday 26 November 2020
We caught up with two-time Commonwealth medallist, adventurer and cure for paralysis activist Mark Pollock.
You can’t out-train your diet , writes Mark Pollock.
Using technology has had a massive impact on my progress and will continue to do so, writes Mark Pollock.
In his second blog for The42, Mark Pollock describes the joy of being back on his bike again.
CBS TV are recording the Irishman’s progress.
“It was addictive,” said Pollock of the new movement.
The motivational speaker and adventurer said he limited his claim to ensure his friends did not lose a penny.
He says the decision to take a case against his friends was not taken “lightly” and he wants any damages paid by their insurance.
The motivational speaker and adventurer broke his back in three places.
I may no longer be the adventure athlete I was before I broke my back, but I am now an explorer searching for a cure for spinal cord injuries.
The documentary aired on RTÉ One last night.
The Belfast native chats to us about his new film and inspiring thousands of people to run.
Last June, Cork GAA player Jamie Wall lined out for his county but a freak incident has left him facing a big battle since.
The Irishman’s rollercoaster life – and Unbreakable spirit – the subject of feature documentary.
And it’s absolutely inspiring.
Mark Pollock said he was told to accept his situation but since his accident he has delved into the world of robotics and is looking at finding a possible cure for spinal injury
The Life Style Sports sponsored events took place simultaneously in Dublin, Cork, Belfast, London and Manchester
‘It’s important that you only compare you with you and not with those around you as we all progress at a different rate.’
The Life Style Sports Run in the Dark is eight weeks away. Ultra marathon runner John O’Regan plots out a plan to get beginners from the couch to the start line in two months.
Mark Pollock has spent a year gathering data on how robotic exoskeleton is working on his body – and he hopes scientists might get on board for formal study.
Now in its second year, the event boasts six official locations: Dublin, Belfast, Cork, London, Manchester and New York.
RTÉ’s Colm Murray, Garda Ciarán Jones and the community of Union Hall were also honoured during the ceremony.
As the countdown to the 2012 Paralympic Games continues, Commonwealth Games medalist Mark Pollock talks about overcoming adversity and always looking to the future.
Inspirational blind adventurer who broke his back in an accident in 2010 speaks of his proud moment carrying the flame through Dublin today.
The Belfast born adventurer will carry the flame on June 6 in Dublin as part of the Irish leg of the torch relay.
In tonight’s Fix: Body discovered in Rudo Mawere case; computer-guided bullets; and Ray D’Arcy gets a new job…
Mark Pollock, injured in an accident a year and a half ago, tests new technology that helps mobility for paralysed.
The Fine Gael minister and TD are joining thousands in run tonight for blind athlete Mark Pollock, who was left paralysed in a fall last year.
Mark Pollock went blind at 22 but went on to become an adventure athlete – now he has been paralysed in an accident, he is looking for help to get on the road to recovery.
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