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TOP NEWS & Notable Press

The latest updates, press releases, and featured articles highlighting Jo Lodder's mission to build resilient leadership across the globe.

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JAN 2026

The Mirror newspaper

Ex-jockey runs epic 3,000km in 60 days from Great Wall of China to Hong Kong

An ex-jockey turned endurance runner has completed an epic 3,000km run in 60 days over the Great Wall of China to Hong Kong - a feat he believes he is the first to achieve.

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Jan 2026

BBC News

Man 'first to run from Great Wall to Hong Kong'

An ultra runner believes he is one of the first to have run from The Great Wall of China to Hong Kong - a distance of 3,140km (1,951 miles).

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January 2026

STRATFORD HERALD

Former south Warwickshire jockey Jo Lodder completes 3,140 kilometre run across China despite second day injury

A FORMER jockey from Henley has completed a 3,140 kilometre run across China - a long way from being in the saddle at Stratford Racecourse.

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SCMP

MARCH 2023

Jo Lodder first runner to finish Hong Kong’s 390km ‘5in5’

Hong Kong-based Briton Jo Lodder, 52, has become the first person to complete Hong Kong’s 390km “5in5”, finishing his epic run at the green postbox in Mui Wo on Sunday.

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RACING POST

JANUARY 2026

Meet the ex-jockey raising money through extraordinary feats in the Far East

General Pershing tried to make all and seemed to settle the matter between the final two flights, pulling clear by a dozen lengths or more. But the cheers of those who had backed him at 4-1 died in their throats as he clipped the last and fell.

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BLOOMBERG

DECEMBER 2021

Is breathwork the new Yoga

According to Bloomberg, breathwork is emerging as the "new meditation" or "new yoga," acting as the fastest path to calm and a key wellness trend for 2026 - Jo Lodder talks with Bloomberg.

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YAHOO

June 2024

專訪|前騎師墮馬退役 投身慈善越野跑 挑戰60日跑3000公里:為不能跑的人而跑|Yahoo

Former jockey retires after horse-riding accident and embarks on a 60-day, 3000-kilometer charity trail running challenge: Running for those who can't run

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June 2025

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Jo Lodder - Property in Japan

Jo Lodder, co-founder of JNW Properties, talks to Carolyn Wright about buying properties in Japan as an investment option.

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SPRING/SUMMER 2026

THE OLD WARWICKIAN'S

An Old Warwickian’s extraordinary run across China

Sport has a way of changing a life. For Jo Lodder (WS 1982-87), that change first came with a fall. In 1996, a serious riding accident broke his back and brought his career as a professional jockey to an abrupt end.

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MARCH 2026

VARIETY

Ex-Jockey Jo Lodder’s 59-Racecourse Run Gets Documentary Treatment From U.K.-China Film Collab

A documentary is in development following former British professional jockey Jo Lodder‘s plan to run an unbroken course taking in every one of the U.K.’s 59 licensed racecourses

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