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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Steve Bunce

Michael Watson’s next miracle? Walking a mile with the doctor who saved his life

In late 2002, Michael Watson was told that the London Marathon was a fight too far even for him.

He was told that people hit the wall at 20 miles and that he would hit the wall after 100 metres. He never listened to the advice from Peter Hamlyn, the neurosurgeon who saved his life. Watson never listens to people telling him “no”.

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