Gary Baron

Despite only completing his first marathon in Vancouver in May 2003, 46 year-old Gary intends to have completed marathons on all seven continents by February 2006 when he will complete the Luxor Marathon in Egypt. After that, it’s off to the North Pole Marathon in April to become member of the exclusive Grand Slam Club of marathoners. Gary has always had an adventurous spirit. At only sixteen years of age, he left his school and home in England for life at sea as a deck cadet, emigrated to Australia when he was 21 and now calls Vancouver, Canada home. His choice of marathons reflects this adventurous spirit – the Antarctica Marathon, the Great Wall Marathon in China, the Easter Island Marathon being among his choices. Despite leaving school at such a young age, Gary earned his MBA at 44 and is business development manager with a shipping company.