Listen to Dr. Jack Taunton discuss the use of out ACTIVATOR® poles for Parkinson’s disease. Born in Vancouver, Taunton became one of UBC medicine’s top students while battling dyslexia and knocking off 145km weekly in training runs. He eventually became a nationally ranked marathoner, completing 62 lifetimes with a personal best time of 2:25:29. He estimates he has run over 193,000km in his life.In 1971, Taunton co-founded Lions Gate Road Runners—the first road running club in Canada—as well as the race which grew into today’s BMO Vancouver International Marathon.
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