Australian paralympian ready for Kokoda Track

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Updated November 6, 2009 18:09:14

Australian paralympian Kurt Fearnley says after 12 months preparation he's ready to face the Kokoda Track this weekend. The 28-year-old will attempt to crawl the 96-kilometre track in Papua New Guinea, starting Sunday - a week after winning his fourth consecutive New York marathon. The Kokoda Track is a pilgrimage many Australians make, but it is dangerous and has claimed the lives of four Australians this year alone. It's hard not to be inspired by Fearnley, who grew up in a regional Australian town, the youngest of five children. He told Tanya O'Shea that it's his family he'll turn to when the going gets tough.

Presenter: Tanya O'shea
Speaker: Australian paralympian Kurt Fearnley

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