Rob Pope is the real-life Forrest Gump. When you think of running a REALLY long way, there is only one reference point. Forrest Gump. To honour a promise he made to his momma to “do one thing in your life that makes a difference”, he set out to see if... Read more
Rob Pope is the real-life Forrest Gump.
When you think of running a REALLY long way, there is only one reference point. Forrest Gump. To honour a promise he made to his momma to “do one thing in your life that makes a difference”, he set out to see if it was possible to complete the longest run in United States history. 15,621 miles, 43 states, 422 days and 33 pairs of shoes later, Rob was able to say he was “pretty tired” and go home, with his feet just about intact.
Rob holds two world records, was the 2015 Australian Men’s Marathon champion and the top northern European in the world’s toughest desert race, the Marathon des Sables. He is the first person to run across Ireland in a day and has a few more jaw-dropping plans in the pipeline.
The proud father of a little girl and a veterinarian, Rob Pope has also made time to commit his story to print, in the best-selling book from Harper Collins entitled simply, “Becoming Forrest” and is the host of the acclaimed podcast from Red Bull: “How to be Superhuman”.
Rob Pope is bringing his experience of being able to excel under pressure whilst also allowing room to follow your dreams to the public sector, corporate, and academic environments. By sharing his secrets of resilience, time management and making the best of whatever life throws at you, he is transforming people’s attitudes to what they can achieve and creating happy and successful work and home environments.
An inspirational speaker, he has brought his powerful insight and smiles to organisations including Zoetis, the WWF, Armis and Vets4Pets, as well as schools and universities across the United Kingdom. He can show you how to “Be More Forrest” and help make your world a better place.
You may not believe this of somebody who has run over 15,600 miles in less than a year and a half, but Rob Pope is an inherently lazy person. Given the chance, he likes nothing better than to kick back and watch the world go by. He is, however, also...
Rob is the ideal host for any awards ceremony, charity auction, gala dinner you have in the pipeline. Bringing Liverpudlian charm to your event, Rob is spontaneous and funny, with real attention to detail in making sure his content on the night is right for you and your invited guests....
Rob Pope shares his incredible story of becoming the first person to complete the Forrest Gump Run, 5 times across America in 422 days – in doing so, running more than any Brit has ever done in a single year. Sit back and enjoy the first-hand journey of “Becoming Forrest”,...
Rob Pope is Britain’s most “ultra” ultrarunner. He is also the real-life Forrest Gump, running 5 times across the USA (15,621 miles in 422 days!) before he hung up his shoes.
Don’t worry, he’s not going to try and persuade you to run across a continent, but he will...
Rob Pope has travelled a long and winding road. From losing his mum at a young age, to becoming a veterinarian, he became the Australian marathon champion and eventually emulated Forrest Gump, running 5 times across the USA. Rob is now bringing you the lessons he learnt taking over 50...
Rob has learned to solve his problems on his own. While he’s fully aware of the value of teamwork – sometimes you just have to figure things out for yourself. With knowledge of the particular problems you or your organisation is facing, Rob is able to help you work out...