Suffolk runner defies odds to compete in Tokyo Marathon after devastating stroke |
Rob Wise had to learn to walk, write and run again after he suffered an acute blood clot stroke to the cerebellum in January 2023.
He lost control of his whole left side along with his sense of balance.
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Rob Wise of Cavendish running the London Marathon last year (Image: Rob Wise)
Rob is well known to East Anglia’s farming community as National Farmers' Union (NFU) regional environment adviser.
He was just six weeks away from running the Tokyo Marathon in 2023 when he had to pull out because of his stroke.
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But the 64-year-old has fought his way back to fitness and is ready to go again.
Rob - who lives in Cavendish between Haverhill and Sudbury - says his sense of balance still lets him down from time to time and he needs a couple of........