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The advent of training shoes has made barefoot running less common. Some even claim it has health benefits. It even has world records. Paweł Durakiewicz holds three of them, including a half marathon on ice and snow, but breaking records barefoot is only a small part of Pawel's story.

Seven years ago he was on the verge of death through a deep addiction to alcohol, where he could barely function and was contemplating taking his own life. After deciding to turn his life around, he co-founded the Diamond Soul Foundation, a charity which supports people in their recovery from addiction and also organises free one-week camps in Sicily for underprivileged children.

He told Sportshour’s Shabnam Younus-Jewell about his road to recovery and why he decided to take on a rather frosty challenge.

Photo: Paweł Durakiewicz completes his world record attempt by running a half marathon on ice and snow. (Credit: Paweł Durakiewicz/Diamond Soul Foundation)

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