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- 01-May-23 The Secret Marathon - Rotary Magazine Rotary Magazine
- 01-Oct-22 The Secret Marathon - Rotary Great Britain and Ireland Rotary Great Britain and Ireland Magazine
- 01-Aug-21 10 Year Journey with IMPACT IMPACT Magazine
- 08-Mar-18 The Secret Marathon 3k Breakfast Television
- 07-Mar-18 Running for Freedom City News
- 22-Feb-18 Cross-Canada Safe Running Celebration Calgary Herald
- 20-Feb-18 Inaugural Secret Marathon empowers, builds Community Beach Metro
- 31-Dec-17 Braving the cold for a Cause CBC News
- 29-Dec-17 Starting 2018 off on the Right Foot Cochrane NOW
- 28-Dec-17 Girls Skating in Afghanistan Calgary Herald
- 26-Dec-17 Walk to help build rink in Afghanistan Rocky Mountain Weekly
- 23-Jun-17 TEDx YYC Life is a Relay TED TV
- 05-Jan-17 Afghan girls to get volleyball court upgrades Cochrane Eagle
- 03-Jan-17 Cochrane runner's race helps Afghan girls Calgary Herald
- 03-Jan-17 Many kilometres covered at NYE run Cochrane NOW
- 03-Jan-17 Cochrane Runners Race helps Afghan Girls Calgary Herald
- 28-Dec-16 Run to aid Afghan girls Cochrane Times
- 26-Dec-16 Cochrane run aims to fund vollyball court for Afghan school Calgary Herald
- 15-Dec-16 Film sheds light on hurdles female runners face in Afghanistan Toronto Star
- 14-Dec-16 "Running to the Edge" continues Parnell's story Cochrane Times
- 10-Dec-16 Canada's "Marathon Man" finally achieves Afghan ambition AFP
- 24-Nov-16 Filming a secret marathon Ryerson Press
- 21-Nov-16 Afghan Women Finishes Marathon Cochrane Eagle
- 19-Nov-16 Calgary area man participates in "secret" Afghanistan marathon CBC
- 11-Nov-16 Afghanistan's Running Women National Post
- 04-Nov-16 Marathon in Bamiyan a symbol of freedom for Afghanistan Daily Mail
- 09-Sep-16 Martin Parnell - Writer in Residence Cochrane Now
- 24-May-16 Marathon Man makes Comeback CTV News
- 01-Mar-16 Tanzanian Playground Grand Opening Calgary Sun
- 01-Jan-16 Running for a Playground Calgary Herald
- 29-Dec-15 Marathon Man Bounces Back Global News
- 23-Dec-15 Playground for Tanzania Cochrane Eagle
- 19-Dec-15 Toughest Quest Yet Calgary Herald
- 30-Oct-15 Rotary Donates $50,000 to Right To Play Cochrane Times
- 18-May-15 Different Kind of Challenge Calgary Herald
- 10-Feb-15 Marathon Man Raises 1.36M for Right To Play Calgary Herald
- 01-Jan-15 Marathon Man completes Final Quest Calgary Herald
- 23-Sep-14 Largest Quidditch Match for Right To Play Calgary Sun
- 11-Sep-14 Parnell hopes to reach final fundraising goal Cochrane Eagle
- 25-Aug-14 Cochrane Man aims for 10 GWR's Calgary Herald
- 13-Aug-14 Parnell Announces Final Quest Cochrane Times
- 08-Aug-14 Endurance Athletes and Irregular Heat Beats CBC TV
- 12-Jun-14 250 Marathons in One Year CTV Trailblazers
- 05-Jun-14 Quests not possible without help from many in the Community Cochrane Eagle
- 26-May-14 Right To Play Calgary Marathon Charity Challenge BTV Calgary
- 15-May-14 When we Play they Win Cochrane Times
- 14-May-14 Students Support Right To Play Cochrane Times
- 14-May-14 Hoops-for-Hope a Success Cochrane Times
- 01-May-14 Junior Leaders help make Children's Right To Play a Reality Cochrane Eagle
- 23-Apr-14 Recouping from the Coastal Quest Cochrane Times
- 03-Apr-14 Bruised, but Rotary Coastal Quest 630 continues Cochrane Eagle
- 08-Mar-14 Marathon Man Martin Tackles Coast Path Run Mid Devon Gazette
- 06-Mar-14 Runner Sets 100k Fundraising attempt on SWCP Western Morning News
- 06-Mar-14 Returning Home for Coastal Quest 630 Cochrane Eagle
- 04-Mar-14 Man to Run entire South West Coastal Path North Devon Gazette
- 20-Feb-14 The Quest I'm really looking forward to Cochrane Eagle
- 17-Feb-14 Calgary Sun: Martin Parnell to attempt to run the 1014km South West Coast Path of England
- 13-Feb-14 Parnell ready to tackle the Stormy British Coast for next Challenge Cochrane Eagle
- 06-Feb-14 Cochrane Eagle: Losing my sense of direction in the Yukon
- 03-Feb-14 Huffington Post: I Ran 250 Marathons in One Year. This is What my Body Looked like Afterwards
- 28-Jan-14 Huffington Post: Rotary Coastal Quest 630 to see Martin Parnell run a marathon a day for 25 days in Storm Beaten England
- 27-Jan-14 Plymouth Herald: Martin's Coast Marathon
- 20-Jan-14 Calgary Sun: Cochrane's Marathon Man Martin Parnell taking Right To Play fundraising quest to Britain
- 08-Jan-14 Cochrane Times: Trumble finds Project Inspiring
- 08-Jan-14 Cochrane Times: Quest 250 continues to Inspire
- 08-Jan-14 Cochrane Times: Quest 9 Daunting
- 08-Jan-14 Cochrane Times: Marathon Quest now a Comic
- 02-Jan-14 Canada MSN: Marathon Quest in Top 5 in Alberta
- 01-Jan-14 Charity Runner gets beaten up Calgary Herald
- 26-Dec-13 New Years Eve for Children Cochrane Eagle
- 22-Dec-13 Year End Tradition continues Cochrane Times
- 20-Dec-13 Crossing Canada Calgary Herald
- 18-Dec-13 Quests for Kids goes Coastal The Calgary Journal
- 12-Dec-13 Resolutions can be a pain Cochrane Eagle
- 28-Nov-13 The Challenge of Winter Running Cochrane Eagle
- 14-Nov-13 RTP visits PEI Cochrane Eagle
- 31-Oct-13 Desert Quest The Cochrane Eagle
- 31-Oct-13 RTP on the Island The Huffington Post
- 18-Oct-13 Surviving Moab Rocks Discover Airdrie
- 17-Oct-13 The North Beckons The Cochrane Eagle
- 04-Oct-13 Spirit of the North The Huffington Post
- 03-Oct-13 TransRockies Heli-Run The Cochrane Eagle
- 19-Sep-13 TransRockies Tour of Alberta The Cochrane Eagle
- 05-Sep-13 Colorado Challenge The Cochrane Eagle
- 28-Aug-13 Zamzows Run at the Ranch Rocky View Weekly
- 22-Aug-13 Morley Marathon The Cochrane Eagle
- 20-Aug-13 TransRockies Run 192km Discover Airdrie
- 15-Aug-13 Raising $50,000 The Cochrane Eagle
- 13-Aug-13 Quests for Kids Continues Rocky View Weekly
- 08-Aug-13 Right To Mow The Cochrane Eagle
- 06-Aug-13 TransRockies Quest 888 Half way Discover Airdrie
- 24-Jul-13 TransRockies Gran Fondo The Cochrane Eagle
- 20-Jul-13 1,600 Riders at 24 hrs of Adrenalin Pedal Magazine
- 17-Jul-13 Run at the Ranch Challenge The Cochrane Eagle
- 16-Jul-13 Riding for Right To Play Discover Airdrie
- 11-Jul-13 TransRockies Gran Fondo Discover Airdrie
- 11-Jul-13 High River Help The Cochrane Eagle
- 09-Jul-13 Bear Foot Running The Huffington Post
- 04-Jul-13 From The Frontlines The Huffington Post
- 04-Jul-13 Tough Ultra in Fernie Discover Airdrie
- 02-Jul-13 Fernie Ultra Trail Runner
- 02-Jul-13 Eat Pray Run The Huffington Post
- 27-Jun-13 Quests for Kids Rounds 8 The Huffington Post
- 27-Jun-13 Alberta Floods and Hurricane Sandy The Huffington Post
- 26-Jun-13 Play On Kids The Cochrane Eagle
- 19-Jun-13 Elizabeth Barrett Elementary The Cochrane Eagle
- 19-Jun-13 Little Souls Big Hearts The Cochrane Eagle
- 10-Jun-13 Family Values The Huffington Post
- 05-Jun-13 Ordinary Family The Cochrane Eagle
- 03-Jun-13 Little Souls Big Hearts The Huffington Post
- 30-May-13 Runners Soul Global News Lethbridge
- 29-May-13 Little Souls The Lethbridge Herald
- 29-May-13 Close but no Cigar The Cochrane Eagle
- 29-May-13 Zamzow Charity Dinner The Cochrane Eagle
- 29-May-13 Lakeview School CTV Lethbridge
- 27-May-13 Almost a Record The Huffington Post
- 25-May-13 Going for a sub 4 The Calgary Herald
- 22-May-13 Lacrosse Fit The Cochrane Eagle
- 18-May-13 Lacrosse Marathon Discover Airdrie
- 14-May-13 8th Quest Discover Airdrie
- 01-May-13 Virgin London Marathon The Cochrane Eagle
- 03-Apr-13 Journey to the roof of Africa The Cochrane Eagle
- 27-Mar-13 Ascent up the mountain The Cochrane Eagle
- 22-Mar-13 Canadian runs marathon climbs Kilimanjaro Radio Canada International
- 20-Mar-13 Kilimanjaro permit problems The Cochrane Eagle
- 16-Mar-13 Right To Play Champion The Calgary Herald
- 13-Mar-13 Five hour Kilimanjaro marathon The Cochrane Eagle
- 13-Mar-13 Conquering Kilimanjaro The Cochrane Times
- 12-Mar-13 One step at a time Discover Airdrie
- 12-Mar-13 Alberta man summits Kilimanjaro in 21 hours Calgary Metro
- 25-Feb-13 Tackling Kilimanjaro The Calgary Herald
- 20-Feb-13 Oasis The Cochrane Eagle
- 20-Feb-13 Reach for the Top The Cochrane Eagle
- 18-Feb-13 Fam-tastic Zamzow Family The Calgary Sun
- 17-Feb-13 Up, up and away Discover Airdrie
- 12-Feb-13 Scaling Kilimanjaro Calgary Metro
- 07-Feb-13 The 20,000 The Cochrane Eagle
- 28-Jan-13 Reach for the Top Breakfast TV
- 24-Jan-13 "Pass it Forward" with Right To Play The Cochrane Eagle
- 23-Jan-13 Kimmett Cup Classic The Cochrane Times
- 23-Jan-13 HQ500 hits the target The Cochrane Eagle
- 20-Jan-13 375 Smash the Hockey Record The Calgary Herald
- 19-Jan-13 Kimmett Cup Hockey Quest 500 CBC TV
- 18-Jan-13 The 500 The Calgary Herald
- 16-Jan-13 Kimmett Cup for Right To Play The Cochrane Eagle
- 09-Jan-13 Fun in Fitness The Cochrane Eagle
- 09-Jan-13 Quests of Cochrane The Cochrane Times
- 02-Jan-13 20 Compelling Calgarians The Calgary Herald
- 02-Jan-13 Hockey Quest 500 The Cochrane Eagle
- 31-Dec-12 3rd Annual MQ250 Run / Walk CBC TV
- 28-Dec-12 3rd Annual MQ250 Run / Walk Discover Airdrie
- 21-Dec-12 The FrontRunners of 2012 The National Post
- 19-Dec-12 3rd Annual MQ250 Run / Walk The Cochrane Times
- 17-Dec-12 MARATHON QUEST Best Seller The Calgary Herald
- 15-Dec-12 Daybreak Christmas Book Show CBC
- 12-Dec-12 Sledge Hockey The Cochrane Eagle
- 11-Dec-12 Cochrane Town Council meeting Discover Airdrie
- 06-Dec-12 MARATHON QUEST CTV CTV
- 30-Nov-12 Winter Now thats cold The Calgary Herald
- 21-Nov-12 Quests for Kids The story so far TransRockies Inc
- 15-Nov-12 Hockey Quest 500 CTV
- 14-Nov-12 Heartbreak in New York The Cochrane Eagle
- 07-Nov-12 Helping out after Sandy Calgary Sun
- 31-Oct-12 Toronto Marathon The Cochrane Eagle
- 24-Oct-12 The Story So Far Meghan Mutrie Prime TV New Zealand
- 19-Oct-12 Diamond Jubilee Medal The Rocky View Weekly
- 16-Oct-12 TriOil Soccer Quest 42 in 18 minutes Rhettoric Media
- 09-Oct-12 World Record Soccer game The Huffington Post
- 08-Oct-12 Cochrane Soccer Team breaks world record The Calgary Herald
- 07-Oct-12 Soccer record broken CBC
- 05-Oct-12 Soccer Quest practice session Global TV
- 04-Oct-12 Soccer World Record Attempt The Calgary Herald
- 03-Oct-12 Pennies by the Pound The Cochrane Eagle
- 03-Oct-12 Cook Islands Quest 100 The Cochrane Eagle
- 30-Sep-12 The Marathon Whisperer Part I Prime TV New Zealand
- 29-Sep-12 Ton of Pennies wrap up The Cochrane Times
- 29-Sep-12 Ton of Pennies wrap up CTV
- 29-Sep-12 Marathon Man Unveils New Book The Cochrane Eagle
- 29-Sep-12 Ton of Pennies wrap up The Calgary Herald
- 26-Sep-12 Pennies pile up for Charity The Cochrane Eagle
- 26-Sep-12 Labour Day The Cochrane Eagle
- 24-Sep-12 MARATHON QUEST:Book Trailer Rocky Mountain Books
- 19-Sep-12 Labour Day The Cochrane Eagle
- 12-Sep-12 Penny Record The Cochrane Times
- 12-Sep-12 Soccer Guinness World Record Attempt Calgary Metro
- 06-Sep-12 Iron Legs The Cochrane Eagle
- 26-Aug-12 Back to School Fun Run The Calgary Herald
- 24-Aug-12 Habitat The Cochrane Eagle
- 20-Aug-12 Marathon Man TSN
- 19-Aug-12 Kraft Celebration Tour Calgary Herald
- 15-Aug-12 Kraft Dinner The Cochrane Eagle
- 09-Aug-12 Sand Castles The Cochrane Eagle
- 26-Jul-12 The 10,000 The Cochrane Eagle
- 11-Jul-12 Quests for Kids Half Time The Cochrane Eagle
- 04-Jul-12 Kraft Celebration Tour The Cochrane Eagle
- 27-Jun-12 Ton of Pennies The Cochrane Eagle
- 26-Jun-12 Health FYI Running Injury Study +55 runners Global TV
- 26-Jun-12 U of C Running Injury Study +55 CTV
- 13-Jun-12 Marathon Quest The Book The Cochrane Eagle
- 01-Jun-12 Running Injury Clinic The Cochrane Eagle
- 23-May-12 Soccer Quest 42 The Cochrane Eagle
- 14-May-12 NSTEP The Cochrane Eagle
- 03-May-12 Record Breaker The Cochrane Eagle
- 03-May-12 Another Day Another Record The Cochrane Times
- 03-May-12 CBC TV Lacrosse Report CBC TV
- 01-May-12 Lacrosse Record Set The NLL website
- 01-May-12 Calgarians Set Lacrosse Record Calgary Metro
- 27-Apr-12 Marathon Lacrosse Game Calgary Herald
- 26-Apr-12 Brand new lacrosse record Calgary Metro
- 26-Apr-12 Breakfast TV LQ24 City TV
- 25-Apr-12 Coop Toonie Two km Race The Cochrane Eagle
- 14-Apr-12 Indoor Lacrosse GWR Indoor lacrosse
- 11-Apr-12 Lacrosse 101 The Cochrane Eagle
- 11-Apr-12 Calgary Marathon Training The Cochrane Times
- 11-Apr-12 Guinness Lacrosse World Record The Cochrane Times
- 28-Mar-12 Born to Ski The Cochrane Eagle
- 14-Mar-12 Eats, Shoots and Leaves The Cochrane Eagle
- 29-Feb-12 Lacrosse Quest 24 The Cochrane Eagle
- 15-Feb-12 New Blue Shoes The Cochrane Eagle
- 06-Feb-12 23 and a half hours Dr. Mike
- 01-Feb-12 The Kimmett Cup The Cochrane Eagle
- 18-Jan-12 Calgary Marathon The Cochrane Eagle
- 12-Jan-12 Three Quests in 2012 The Cochrane Times
- 11-Jan-12 Marathon Training The Cochrane Eagle
- 04-Jan-12 Run for Fun The Cochrane Eagle
- 28-Dec-11 The Finish Line The Cochrane Eagle
- 22-Dec-11 Back on Track Welltex Shaw TV
- 21-Dec-11 Preventive Maintenance The Cochrane Eagle
- 14-Dec-11 Book Signing The Cochrane Eagle
- 13-Dec-11 1st Annual MQ250 Run / Walk AIR 106.1 FM
- 12-Dec-11 Quests for Kids The Cochrane Times
- 08-Dec-11 Book Review The Cochrane Eagle
- 30-Nov-11 Meat Cove The Cochrane Eagle
- 23-Nov-11 PEI Marathon The Cochrane Eagle
- 23-Nov-11 1st Annual MQ250 Run / Walk iRun Magazine
- 22-Nov-11 PEI Marathon The Cochrane Eagle
- 16-Nov-11 Cape North The Cochrane Eagle
- 10-Nov-11 Hopewell Rocks The Cochrane Eagle
- 02-Nov-11 The Maritimes The Cochrane Eagle
- 26-Oct-11 Live Ideal Run Club The Cochrane Eagle
- 05-Oct-11 Expedition Impossible The Cochrane Eagle
- 21-Sep-11 The Record breakers The Cochrane Eagle
- 11-Sep-11 CTV Netball Quest 61 practice game CTV
- 09-Sep-11 IdeaCity11 Presentation Zoomer Media
- 07-Sep-11 Guinness Book of World Records The Cochrane Eagle
- 26-Aug-11 A morning with Buzz Bishop 90.3AMP 90.3AMP Radio
- 24-Aug-11 City Chase The Cochrane Eagle
- 24-Aug-11 Marathon Quest 250 in 2 minutes Youtube
- 20-Aug-11 $10,000 Donation to Right To Play Supreme Master TV
- 17-Aug-11 Aquasize The Cochrane Eagle
- 10-Aug-11 Marathon Quest: The Book The Cochrane Eagle
- 10-Aug-11 Netball World Record Attempt The Cochrane Eagle
- 09-Aug-11 Netball World Record Attempt Metro News
- 05-Aug-11 Netball World Record Attempt The Cochrane Times
- 03-Aug-11 Me to We The Cochrane Eagle
- 27-Jul-11 Powderface42 The Cochrane Eagle
- 20-Jul-11 Alberta Venture Top 50 Cochrane Times
- 17-Jul-11 Top 50 in Alberta Alberta Venture Magazine
- 13-Jul-11 The Undefeatables The Cochrane Eagle
- 06-Jul-11 Port of No Return The Cochrane Eagle
- 29-Jun-11 Tree Day in Benin The Cochrane Eagle
- 22-Jun-11 King Allada 16th The Cochrane Eagle
- 15-Jun-11 Benin, West Africa The Cochrane Eagle
- 09-Jun-11 Band of Comrades The Cochrane Eagle
- 18-May-11 Human Prey The Cochrane Eagle
- 16-May-11 Roy and Martin vs. Mantracker HideAndSeek Productions
- 13-May-11 One Month Man Brad McCallum
- 18-Apr-11 IdeaCity11 IdeaCity11
- 06-Apr-11 A La Carte Training The Cochrane Eagle
- 23-Mar-11 12 Million Steps to Success IMPACT Magazine
- 22-Mar-11 We are the Champions Right To Play
- 02-Mar-11 Ultra Running 101 Cochrane Eagle
- 29-Jan-11 "You Ran" by Elnora and Neil "You Ran" by Elnora and Neil
- 20-Jan-11 Running with Neil The Interview Neil Zeller
- 13-Jan-11 Tonic for the day Tonic media
- 03-Jan-11 Connect with Mark Kelley CBC TV National
- 12-Dec-10 The 6 Jogging Days of Christmas The Rockin Runners
- 07-Dec-10 Martin, The Christmas Angel Martin, The Christmas Angel
- 25-Oct-10 CTV 200th CTV 200th
- 25-Oct-10 Macleans 200th Macleans 200th
- 25-Oct-10 CBC News 200th CBC News 200th
- 10-Oct-10 Videos and Photos from the GoodLife Fitness Marathon in Victoria BC Brightroom
- 18-Sep-10 CBC Sports Day - What Moves Canada CBC TV
- 05-Jun-10 Running into the Unknown Globe and Mail
- 02-May-10 Fundraising drive fuels "Marathon Man" CTV News
- 01-May-10 Martin Parnell on Global TV BC about the BMO Vancouver Marathon Global TV BC
- 15-Apr-10 Marathon Quest 250 Takes the BMO Vancouver Marathon by Storm May 2 Press Release
- 14-Apr-10 CityTV's Coverage of Marathon #62 at Glenmore Christian Academy (Clip 1 of 2) CityTV's BT Calgary
- 14-Apr-10 CityTV's Coverage of Marathon #62 at Glenmore Christian Academy (Clip 2 of 2) CityTV's BT Calgary
- 31-Mar-10 March 31st Cochrane Eagle Cochrane Eagle
- 26-Mar-10 Interview on Alberta Prime Time Alberta Prime Time
- 13-Mar-10 Interview on Global TV Global TV
- 27-Jan-10 Video from interview with Tony Harris (CNN Newsroom) CNN Newsroom
- 15-Jan-10 6:45 am live on Breakfast Television City TV's BT Calgary
- 13-Jan-10 Alberta marathoner runs full time in 2010 CBC
- 07-Jan-10 Toronto Radio interview with Mad Dog and Bille Virgin 99.9
- 06-Jan-10 Interview, enroute with Frank Carmichael Happenings Magazine and Radio, Kenosha, WI
- 05-Jan-10 Cochrane man plans to run 250 marathons in 2010 Rocky View Weekly, Airdrie, AB
- 05-Jan-10 Czech Running Magazine behy.cz
- 01-Jan-10 Fresh Start 2010 - Martin Parnell Global TV - Fresh Start
- 31-Dec-09 CNN Interview with Tony Harris, transcript CNN - transcripts
- 30-Dec-09 Quite the 'feet': Alberta man to run 250 marathons for New Year's resolution The Canadian Press - Bill Graveland
- 28-Dec-09 Cochrane man to run 250 marathons in 2010 Calgary Herald
- 09-Dec-09 Marathon Quest 250 BMO Vancouver Marathon newsletter
- 04-Dec-09 Runner sets Marathon Quest Metro Calgary News
- 21-Nov-09 Cochrane man set to run 250 marathons in 2010 CTV Calgary
- 18-Nov-09 Cochrane Students support Right To Play Cochrane Times
- 16-Nov-09 Alberta runner plans 250 marathons in 2010 Canadian Running Magazine
- 11-Nov-09 Local Runner aim for 250 marathons Cochrane Eagle
- 11-Nov-09 250 marathons in 2010 Cochrane Times
- 01-Oct-09 Helping Kids - One Run at a Time iRun
- 01-Apr-09 Rock and Ice Ultra Cochrane Times
- 18-Feb-09 Frigid Temperatures Cochrane Times
- 17-Sep-08 Lightning Halts Tough Race Cochrane Eagle
- 10-Sep-08 Runner to Tackle 160km Cochrane Eagle