Half Marathon Walk, jog or run with Ian Gordon aka Lion from San Pedro, AC.

Lion is doing a first country tour putting in 21.1km in each town.
Starting April 26th on Corozal Town and then heading over to Shuga City April 27th..

Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon Is Inspiring Belizeans To Move With Marathon Tour

Forty-three-year-old Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon (long-time resident of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye) is currently on an 8-day run of Belize challenging himself to complete 13.1-mile runs (or half marathon) in all the districts of Belize. He is running a total of 104.8 miles in eight different towns plus Belmopan and Belize City in eight consecutive days in celebration of his five years as a marathoner.

Today, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 he completed his third leg of his tour in Punta Gorda after having accomplished runs in Corozal and Orange Walk. Inspired by his tour, many Belizeans are meeting up with Gordon at the start of his runs and accompanying him through part of his run and even finishing with him. Gordon says that some runners even push him during the last miles of his run.

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Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon’s half-marathon tour around the country currently underway

Island-based runner Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon is currently conducting a historic sporting milestone. The long-distance athlete is running the country’s breadth and width in an eight-day half-marathon tour through all six districts, from Corozal to Toledo. Gordon will also cover distances from the Cayo to the Belize Districts as he attempts to visit every municipality within the country’s six districts. Gordon said he plans to run 13.1 miles every day as he passes by villages, towns, and cities across Belize. He expects to complete this first-ever challenge by Monday, May 3rd, in San Pedro Town. On this day, he will also be celebrating five years of being a marathoner.

The event is being transmitted live on Gordon’s Facebook account. He has covered the Corozal and Orange Walk Districts and is currently heading north from the Toledo District in southern Belize. Several athletes are running with Gordon along the way, eager to take part in the historic sporting event. Community representatives in each district are invited to come out and provide information about their town or city. The run aims to promote the different municipalities across the country for local and international tourism.

Click here to read the rest of the article in the San Pedro Sun

Mission Accomplished: Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon completes 8-day half-marathon run around Belize

After running around the country and completing approximately 110 miles in eight days, island marathoner Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon finished the last leg of his ‘Run Around the Country’ tour in San Pedro Town on Monday, May 3rd. The challenge was to run 13.1 miles every day across each municipality/district, starting from the northern district of Corozal to the southern district of Toledo. Gordon, who is 43-year-old, choose this challenge to celebrate his fifth year as a marathoner.

Gordon’s motto, ‘Age Nuh Matta,’ reminds people that being in their 40s does not mean you are heading on a downhill path. Age does not matter! With little rest but more encouraged because he was back at home, Gordon finished his ‘Run Around the Country’ in San Pedro on Monday, May 3rd. At 8AM, local athletes joined Lion on his last leg of the tour. From Central Park, the Run headed north of San Pedro past Matachica Resort and then back to downtown, where it ended at the same starting point. Gordon told The San Pedro Sun that he feels on top of the world. He said the challenge was a project he always wanted to do to motivate young Belizean athletes that everything is possible despite how big a task may be. The island athlete emphasized that age does not matter, but the willingness to do something. “Age nuh matta,” he said in Creole. “If a person says he/she can’t, then they can’t. But if you say you can do it, then you can and will do it. Tell yourself I can get it done and just do it.”

Click here to read the rest of the article in the San Pedro Sun

Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon Completes 8-Day Half-Marathon Around Belize

San Pedro based marathon runner Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon has completed an eight-day marathon across Belize. The challenge was to run thirteen miles every day around various municipalities. Gordon began in the Corozal District on April twenty-sixth then did his second leg on Tuesday from the Queen Elizabeth Park in Orange Walk Town. Several athletes from Sugar City joined Gordon finishing the half-marathon run at the same spot where it started. On April twenty-eighth, he started from Punta Gorda Town in the Toledo District in southern Belize and started his way up. The route included Hopkins to Dangriga, where the run finished at the Drums of our Fathers Monument. Next, it was San Ignacio-Santa Elena. Then on to the Capital City of Belmopan and second to last was Belize City. He put thirteen point one miles in each area with the exception in the Dangriga route, where Gordon did fifteen point five miles and sixteen miles in Belize on May second. Gordon finished his ‘Run Around the Country’ in San Pedro today, where he was joined by island athletes. San Pedro correspondent Dion Vansen spoke to Gordon who encouraged others, especially those in their forties, to “Just do it.”



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Congratulations Ian Gordon

On April 26th Ian Gordon embarked on his most ambitious project to date, a run around country! he was joined country ride by fellow running enthusiasts and ended his final 13 miles run here in San Pedro on May 3rd. Today Council Jose Castellanos presented Gordon with an award recognizing his outstanding achievement!