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in 2005, Scott joked that the award should stand for "Mad, Bonkers and Eccentric". He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of East London in 2003 and the Freedom of the London Borough of Havering in 2009.
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May – June 2012: Completed Diamond Jubilee Marathon in deep sea diving suit on behalf of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, becoming the first person to complete London 2012 Olympic Marathon course.
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Scott has undertaken his challenges with a background of overcoming chronic myeloid leukaemia (1989) and has been battling a rare form of cancer, called synovial sarcoma, for the past three years.
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Scott has been injured during some of his events. For example, he injured his shoulder during the underwater marathon when he fell off a 15-foot (4.6 m) ledge while in the loch.
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October 2020 - Completes 3 Peaks Challenge (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon) wearing deep-sea diving suit, taking 10 days, raising Β£163,000 for The Lord's Taverners.
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June 2010: World's deepest underground marathon, 12,000 feet down at bottom of world's deepest mine in, South Africa – severe heat and humidity over two miles underground
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Scott holds a number of Guinness World Records and can be found as one of the characters on the cover of the 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book.
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Oct 2013 - Completes climb of internal staircase of the 'Gherkin' building wearing deep-sea diving suit in 2 hours 53 minutes - a Guinness World Record.
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and charity fundraiser, best known in the UK for his charity marathons. He is notable for competing in the 2002 London Marathon in a
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Sept 2024 - Diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in lung and leg - immediately completes London Vitality 10K as Indiana Jones
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April 2007: Completed London Marathon as Indiana Jones – 'chased' (but really pulling) 350 lb boulder around course
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April 2002: London Marathon in deep-sea diving suit – Taking 5 days, 8 hours, 29 mins and 46 seconds to complete
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June 2003: Edinburgh Marathon in deep-sea diving suit – this time taking 6 days 4 hours, 30 mins and 56 seconds
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In total Scott has undergone over 30 operations for a number of injuries and also life-saving surgeries.
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April 1990: London Marathon – Less than a year after transplant to show there is 'life after leukaemia'.
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Aug 2022 - Sarcoma recurs - undergoes extensive surgery (13 1/2 operation) to remove sarcoma
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in 100 lb suit of armour, pulling 200 lb dragon, taking over eight days. Helped
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October 2003: Completed the world's first underwater marathon in deep-sea diving suit in
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May 1996: Sahara Marathon des Sables – 150-mile ultra marathon carrying all equipment.
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July 1998: Completed 135-mile Death Valley ultra marathon in 140 degrees of heat
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April 2023 - Completes London Marathon as 'resconstructible' Captain Scarlet
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March 2021 - Undergoes throat surgery - diagnosed with synovial sarcoma
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August 2003: Completed the Marathon of Britain – 175-mile ultra marathon
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October 2001: 168 km Jordan Desert Cup ultra marathon – dressed as
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March - Sept 2018 Suffers from heart arrhythmia and undergoes ablation
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April – May 2011: Magic Marathon – dragged around London Marathon as
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Lloyd Scott interview on his trek from Land's End to John O'Groats
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July – Sept 2009: Land's End to John O'Groats walk with life size
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April 1996: Completed London Marathon in polar expedition gear
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Feb 2004: First person to watch a film underwater, watching '
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Oct – Jan 96–97: Scott 2 the South Pole – Expedition to the
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in deep-sea diving suit – again finishing on the sixth day
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reported that Scott, wearing a 130 lb (59 kg)
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May 2023 - Completes London - Essex 100 mile bike ride
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August 1995: Abseiled down a giant piece the size of
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Between 1978 - 1983 Scott played as a goalkeeper for
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in swimming pool on back of a lorry, taking 12 days
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