Skip to content

PODCAST: Islander discusses running a marathon after Type 1 diabetes diagnosis

PQBeat: Parksville resident Al Fortune discusses changes to daily routines, much more
30800609_web1_221019-PQN-podcast-fortune-fortune_1
Al Fortune visits the PQB News/VI Free Daily studios. (Peter McCully photo)

The PQB News podcast PQBeat can be found here. You can also search ‘PQBeat’ on Spotify, Google Podcasts, iTunes, iHeart, Amazon or the Podcast App on your iPhone).

For our latest installment, PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf chats with Al Fortune, who will soon run his first marathon since being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Fortune will take part in the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 6.

Listen to all PQBeat podcasts here.

Listen to all Today in B.C. podcasts here.

Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter 



Philip Wolf

About the Author: Philip Wolf

I’ve been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.
Read more