Former Royal Marines Commando, Veteran of the Year 2022, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, mind coach, addiction expert, extreme endurance athlete, adventurer, mental health advocate, fundraiser & host of the UK's most popular podcast 'Bought the T-Shirt' - always seeking guests with a story. comms@christhrall.comAfter leaving the Royal Marines to run a successful business in Asia, Chris found himself homeless, suffering acute mental illness from crystal meth addiction and working for the Hong Kong triads.Declining conventional support Chris rebuilt his life to become a qualified pilot, skydiver, adventurer and author. He has expeditioned to eighty countries on seven continents and raised thousands for charity. An extreme-endurance athlete, in 2018 Chris ran an ultra-marathon a day for 36 days, unsupported, the length of Britain, to raise awareness of veterans mental health issues and the current suicide epidemic. In 2019 he completed a quadruple ironman consisting of a 9.6-mile swim, 450-mile cycle and a 107-mile run. In 2020, he gave up his family Christmas to run 200 miles around a running track.Chris firewalked forty metres on red-hot coals to raise money to work with street children in war-torn Mozambique. He's driven volunteer journalists to India by bus to highlight global poverty. Chris was awarded the 2nd Level Commendation of the Finnish Nation on the grounds of Human Generosity for his ability to inspire others. Backpacking through every country in North, Central and South America, he dived off the famous cliff in Acapulco, caught piranhas and survived in the Amazon rainforest and snorkelled with bull sharks off Belize. In colder climes, he has scuba-dived with leopard seals and icebergs in the sub-zero waters of the Antarctic Polar Circle.Chris wrote the bestselling memoir Eating Smoke, a frank yet humorous account of his time down and out in Hong Kong. He has appeared on numerous podcasts and programs and two award-wining radio plays have been made about his life. The book Forty Nights details how the life-changing experience of addiction led to his enlightenment. State of mind, the third memoir, details his legendary 999-mile length of Britain run and mindset.Chris has a degree in youth and community work and is a substance-misuse/addiction specialist. He presents this topic from a progressive perspective. Along with trademark Royal Marines humour, Chris’s fascinating story, inspirational message and passionate approach appeals to those unlocking their potential and corporate clients concerned with workforce wellbeing.