Adrian Dodson-Shaw

Adrian wil be the first known Indigenous Australian to stand at the North Pole and also participate in the marathon. He was born in Derby, Western Australia in 1984. His father is a Yawuru man from Broome and his mother is a Kaytetye/Arrernte woman from Alice Springs. Adrian’s involvement in the Indigenous Marathon Project in 2014 was a life changing transformation. He was challenged to get fit and in doing so it changed his life style surrounding alcohol and the binge culture it creates. It brought the best out of him and he became the role model he wanted to be for his kids. Adrian jumped at the chance to continue pushing his boundaries by applying for the North Pole Marathon and in doing so, becomes the first Aboriginal Australian to compete in one of the world’s most gruelling challenges.