Chris Moon, MBE, has consistently overcome extraordinary odds and his phenomenal story is one that inspires many people across the world. As former British Army Officer with three years of operational experience, Moon left to work with a charity clearing landmines and in 1995 he tragically lost his leg and his lower arm in a landmine clearing mission in Africa. Moon has closely escaped death on more than one occasion and his experiences have been shared in several exploits, including a discovery documentary titled bluntly, I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
Forever defying odds, Moon was taken prisoner in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge, an infamously brutal terror group, he not only survived but also negotiated his own release as well as the release of two of his colleagues from the threat of execution. After Moon’s landmine accident, he exceeded all professional expectations and recovered in record timing. Constantly striving and full of self-belief, Moon ran the London Marathon within a year of his accident, all the while raising a significant amount of money to help disabled people in the developing world.
In 1997, Moon faced the elements and completed the gruelling Marathon De Sables, a 137 mile race ran across the Sahara. Since then, he went on to truly test his physical and mental boundaries and run some of the most extreme ultra-marathons, including the 135 mile Badwater Death Valley and the West Highland Way 95 mile race. Moon has an astonishing story to tell and amazes people again and again with his sheer determination and grit.