The King of Chemo - Iain Liam Ward

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Each week on RunPod Jenni meets someone remarkable, inspiring, and fascinating - and this episode is no exception.

Joining us in the studio wearing his signature crown is Iain Liam Ward, better known as The King of Chemo.

Diagnosed with brain cancer in 2019, Iain made a bold decision: instead of slowing down, he launched a mission to break the world record for the most money ever raised for charity through running.

Since then, he’s completed marathon after marathon-often while undergoing treatment-proving that cancer might change your life, but it doesn’t have to stop it.

Iain’s story is one of defiance, purpose, and unbelievable grit. With raw honesty, humour, and a crown firmly on his head, he’s rewriting what it means to live with terminal illness - and running every step of the way for a cause bigger than himself.

If you’re looking for motivation, hope, and a reminder that life begins where comfort ends - this episode will stay with you long after the final mile

Follow Iain on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok Now! @thekingofchemo

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0:00.0	A safe trip begins with TRIP.
0:03.0	Take a road trip with your family, get there safely.
0:06.0	Do your trip checks.
0:08.0	T, drop up on island fuel, R, rest every two hours to
0:13.0	I inspect your pressure and tread.
0:16.0	P, preparing for the weather ahead.
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0:21.9	Oh, yes.
0:23.7	A safe trip begins with T RRIZE.
0:25.8	Do the four trip checks before every journey, National Highways.
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1:00.7	Here comes Steve.
1:02.9	With the satisfied smile of a man who's checking out at midday
1:05.9	after a great night's sleep and a delicious unlimited brecky.
1:10.4	See the untamable bedhead here.
1:12.7	And if you look really close, you can see that properly well-rested glow,
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