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When you think of running a REALLY long way, there is only one reference point. Forrest Gump.
To honour a promise he made to his momma to “do one thing in your life that makes a difference”, he set out to see if it was possible to complete the longest run in United States history. 15,621 miles, 43 states, 422 days and 33 pairs of shoes later, Rob was able to say he was “pretty tired” and go home, with his feet just about intact.
Rob holds two world records, was the 2015 Australian Men’s Marathon champion and the top northern European in the world’s toughest desert race, the Marathon des Sables. He is the first person to run across Ireland in a day and has a few more jaw-dropping plans in the pipeline.
The proud father of a little girl and a veterinarian, Rob has also made time to commit his story to print, in the best-selling book from Harper Collins entitled simply, “Becoming Forrest” and is the host of the acclaimed podcast from Red Bull: “How to be Superhuman”.
Rob is bringing his experience of being able to excel under pressure whilst also allowing room to follow your dreams to the public sector, corporate, and academic environments. By sharing his secrets of resilience, time management and making the best of whatever life throws at you, he is transforming people’s attitudes to what they can achieve and creating happy and successful work and home environments.
An inspirational speaker, he has brought his powerful insight and smiles to organisations including Zoetis, the WWF, Armis and Vets4Pets, as well as schools and universities across the United Kingdom. He can show you how to “Be More Forrest” and help make your world a better place.
Rob Pope is Britain’s most “ultra” ultrarunner. He is also the real-life Forrest Gump, running 5 times across the USA (15,621 miles in 422 days!) before he hung up his shoes.
Don’t worry, he’s not going to try and persuade you to run across a continent, but he will explain how his mammoth journey parallels the road your organisation wishes to travel. He will give you the confidence to get to your start line, persevere through both the mundane and seemingly insurmountable obstacles and when the end is in sight, maintain the focus required to reach your goal.
Rob Pope has travelled a long and winding road. From losing his mum at a young age, to becoming a veterinarian, he became the Australian marathon champion and eventually emulated Forrest Gump, running 5 times across the USA. Rob is now bringing you the lessons he learnt taking over 50 million footsteps that enabled him to adapt to and succeed in his changing world. Key to this was the realisation that there is ALWAYS a work around. Let him find yours.
You may not believe this of somebody who has run over 15,600 miles in less than a year and a half, but Rob Pope is an inherently lazy person. Given the chance, he likes nothing better than to kick back and watch the world go by. He is, however, also a serial winner and knows that this approach wasn’t going to get him fifty miles down the road every day. To achieve the seemingly impossible, he has developed techniques that get even the arch procrastinator on the move. Rob is here to create both an individual and a collective culture of achievement in your organisation. You just need to take that first step.
Rob is the ideal host for any awards ceremony, charity auction, gala dinner you have in the pipeline. Bringing Liverpudlian charm to your event, Rob is spontaneous and funny, with real attention to detail in making sure his content on the night is right for you and your invited guests. If you saw the lengths he went to to look like Forrest Gump as he ran across America five times, including growing the beard, you’ll know he’ll bring his A-game to ensure everything goes perfectly and that a great time is had by all, even if you’re on the end of one of his jokes!
We were thrilled to have Rob as a guest speaker at the Armis VeloCup. Rob got involved with our guests through the day and delivered a truly heart warming, inspiring and funny talk. His presence was the highlight of the event and everyone wanted a signed book to take home with them. Highly recommend.
Rob delivered an inspiring and engaging talk that truly moved the room and left a lasting impact. His unique & incredible story connected with everyone in the room and was not only thought-provoking but also motivating, encouraging us all to think differently and take steps in our lives and work. We all left feeling equipped with new perspectives. I highly recommend Rob as a speaker for any event looking to inspire and uplift its audience – oh, and bring your running shoes!
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