From PTSD to “Fearvana”: Akshay Nanavati’s Quest to Run Across Every Country

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Akshay Nanavati’s life story is a quest all in itself, but when we heard about his decision to run across every country in the world, I wanted to highlight this particular experience.

Tell us about yourself:

At agae 13, I moved to the U.S. from India and almost immediately squandered away over a year of my life with drugs and alcohol. So I joined the Marines to leave that lifestyle behind, despite two doctors telling me I’d never sur...