Great Island Kids Radio Interview

Alex Bain's first radio interview. CBC Radio interview in 2000 of Alex as a semi finalist in the Great Island Kids contest, "Against The Odds"...   more Alex Bain's first radio interview. CBC Radio interview in 2000 of Alex as a semi finalist in the Great Island Kids contest, "Against The Odds" category.   less

Alex reacting to seeing his iRun Award in print

Alex reacting to seeing the print (iRun Magazine) version of his iRun Award recognition. I'm interrupting his Wii game to bring him the magazine, w...   more Alex reacting to seeing the print (iRun Magazine) version of his iRun Award recognition. I'm interrupting his Wii game to bring him the magazine, which he leafs through to find himself and reads aloud to me. Here is the text of what he's reading:

iRun for Autism Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion.

At the age of 20, PEI native Alex Bains unwavering dedication to running already sets him apart from most of his peers. Bain races almost every weekend. He has broken the 20-minute mark in the 5k and is very close to breaking 40 minutes in the 10k. He just completed his first full marathon in an impressive time of 3:29:29.

But his age isnt the only thing thats special about Bain; he was diagnosed as autistic at the age of three. Today, a huge part of Alexs motivation each time he laces up his shoes is to promote awareness about autism and the fact that he, and many others like him, wish for acceptance, not a cure. Autism makes me different from my friends, says Bain. Thats OK. As his trademark yellow race t-shirt spells out, Bain is Running For Autism, Not Against It.

In July 2006, Alex (accompanied by his mother, Janet Norman-Bain, who played both support crew and videographer) embarked on a run from tip-to-tip of PEI to raise money for autism awareness and risk and safety management. But even this challenge he averaged between 20-25k per day didnt quite prepare him for what the last stretch of his marathon would feel like: Bain admits he hit the wall with 10k to go, the first time Ive done three hours of running. Still, he exceeded his projected time goal by more than five minutes.

Bain is no stranger to awards; he has also been crowned PEI RoadRunners Rookie of the Year, Junior RoadRunner of the Year and Inspirational Runner of the Year.   less

Alex learning he's won an iRun Award

Alex learning, from reading their webpage announcing the winners (http://www.irunnation.com/issues/article.php?id=111&intIssueID=6) that he's w...   more Alex learning, from reading their webpage announcing the winners (http://www.irunnation.com/issues/article.php?id=111&intIssueID=6) that he's won one of 12, 2009 iRun Awards for "Inspiring, Moving, Empowering"   less

Alex in a Tale of 3 Runners at the PEI Marathon 2008 - Co...

2008 PEI Marathon - CBC Compass News coverage of the 2008 PEI Marathon and a Tale of 3 Runners: Alex Bain, Stanley Chaisson and Loretta Van Ekris.

Alex on Compass - iRun Award Winner

CBC Compass telling of Alex's winning of the 2009 iRun Magazine Award http://therunman.blogspot.com/2008/11...   more CBC Compass telling of Alex's winning of the 2009 iRun Magazine Award http://therunman.blogspot.com/2008/11...   less