"Chicoine and his family of eight stopped in Regina on Monday. Their journey, called the Marathon of Health, started in Vancouver on May 8 and they are hoping to be done in February 2012.
The goal of the run is to inspire people to be more active and to live healthier.
'In Canada, the health care system is based a lot on treating disease and not much really on health and wellness,' said Chicoine. 'When it comes to health, people just seem to see the status quo. Part of our mission as well is to try and get people to understand that if all of us, everyday, took a few steps to improving our health ... just think of how much money we could save.'
They are concerned that, every year, billions of dollars are spent on treating disease, primarily through drugs and surgery.
'It's very frustrating to see the medical system and how it's set up,' said Ben. 'If we made even the slightest impact that would be a great thing.'
With the exception of their son Jake, no one in the family had significant long-distance running experience.
Injuries crept up during training but they said stem cell nutrition from one of their sponsors allowed them to recover faster."
The goal of the run is to inspire people to be more active and to live healthier.
'In Canada, the health care system is based a lot on treating disease and not much really on health and wellness,' said Chicoine. 'When it comes to health, people just seem to see the status quo. Part of our mission as well is to try and get people to understand that if all of us, everyday, took a few steps to improving our health ... just think of how much money we could save.'
They are concerned that, every year, billions of dollars are spent on treating disease, primarily through drugs and surgery.
'It's very frustrating to see the medical system and how it's set up,' said Ben. 'If we made even the slightest impact that would be a great thing.'
With the exception of their son Jake, no one in the family had significant long-distance running experience.
Injuries crept up during training but they said stem cell nutrition from one of their sponsors allowed them to recover faster."
