A former Cambridge professor’s dazzling claim he ran nine marathons with a broken leg that ‘ballooned twice its size’ was called into question after photos of the finish line appear to contradict his story.
Jason Arday, 41, tells of a dramatic fundraising journey in his forthcoming autobiography, which saw him run an impressive 30 marathons in 35 days after just a few months’ training.
The sociologist claimed that on day 21, he had a seizure and collapsed by the roadside – before doctors discovered a small hairline fracture in his right fibula in an X-ray scan.
Arday, who resigned from his post on
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