Seven marathons over seven continents in 26 days, 17 hours, 43 mins and 52 secs.

A normal human with legs cannot do it but this Doctor is amazing. Paralysed from the waist down since the age of 2 years.

He can give away his medals to a young girl with leukemia after completing the marathorn.

How many of us can run 1 marathorn with our 2 legs??? If we get a medal, will we give away to someone???

Can you imagine his life since 2 years old, paralysed from the waist which means he could not walk. What are his feelings when he see his friends playing in school and doing so many other things. What kind of childhood does he have? What kind of sports can he play?

Today, at his condition and 50 years old, he is trying to raise $1.5 million for child cancer research.

Truly his has a very big heart and strong determination. May GOD bless his soul.

There are some of us who give up without even trying or face 1 failure and stop everything. Some may complain about situation or people.

We need to look at ourselves deeply.

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S'pore's paraplegic marathoner breaks world record
SIX years ago while he was studying at Harvard University, paraplegic marathoner Dr William Tan met Jessica Doktor, a young girl with leukemia.
She would wait for him at the finishing line whenever he took part in the Boston Marathon each year. He even gave her his medals.
Jessica was his source of inspiration.
She succumbed to the disease last year at the age of nine. Dr Tan has since transferred his grief to a determination to do more for paediatric oncology research.
The 50-year-old medical doctor and researcher, who was paralysed from the waist down at the age of two due to polio, has been participating in gruelling marathons to raise funds for more than two decades.
As part of his five-year plan to raise $1.5 million for child cancer research at the National University of Singapore (NUS), he started his latest 400km seven-continent feat on Nov 22 last year.
His last attempt at a seven-continent marathon stint in Feb 2007 had ended in failure due to a snow blizzard during the Antarctica leg.
This time round, he still had to contend with sub-zero killer temperatures and strong katabatic winds in the final leg in Antarctica.
As his racing chair had to have spikes on the tires, his sodden gloves were left tattered and his hands blistered.
He also carried with him a fractured rib from crashing into a donkey at another marathon in Cairo on Nov 16.
On Dec 19, Dr Tan finally broke the world record by completing the seven marathons over seven continents in 26 days, 17 hours, 43 mins and 52 secs. The previous record holder took 30 days.
When he arrived at Patriot Hills Antarctica, the NUS alumnus planted the NUS flag to demonstrate the global nature of the university.
Dr Tan is raising funds for more professorships in paediatric oncology. By inviting talents from around the world, he hopes Singapore can be the medical hub in Asia.
Mr Chew Kheng Chuan, Vice President of Endowment and Institutional Development, NUS, has this to say: 'In his determination to achieve his goals, William shows us what is possible, despite the greatest obstacles."
Dr Tan is now coordinating the Lion City Marathon in June for both able-bodied and disadvantaged athletes.

What an amazing athlete.