Human Powered Potential

Last night was the @worlds.toughest.row awards night for the Pacific 2024 event, over in New York! 🗽 • The whole team were in attendance to catch up with their fellow Pacific rowing friends, and to celebrate what has been a remarkable year for them all. 💖 • We'll share the official imagery soon, but this video captures the moment where Race Director Carsten asks the team exactly how much they made. 😯 • And the reply? An enormous $42.8 MILLION!!! 🤯 • Carsten then mentions that in all of the many years of the World's Toughest Row events, across all of the incredible competitors, all raising money for various charities, the total raised is now $60+ million....which really goes to show how out of this world the support was for team Human Powered Potential! 🚀 • #worldstoughestrow #pacific2024 #oceanrowing #extremesports #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #inspiredtoendure @teamfoxmjff @michaeljfoxorg

This famous line by 'Out Of Africa' author Karen Blixen rings very true to the team. 🙌 • Throughout their crossing of the Pacific this year there was a great deal of all three, sweat, tears and saltwater - it tested them, it challenged them, and it healed them. 💖 • Photo by @Worlds.toughest.row 📸 • #worldstoughestrow #pacific2024 #oceanrowing #extremesports #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #inspiredtoendure @teamfoxmjff @michaeljfoxorg

At the end of October @michaeljfoxorg reported that pharma giant Roche had published the results of a trial enabled by data from the MJFF "Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative"...and that these results show promise for a new Parkinson's Therapy. 🙌 • The trial was an ongoing double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the drug 'Prasinezumab' in early-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD). It found that the progression of PD in the groups treated with prasinezumab was at least 40% slower, with even less progression in those on the therapy longer. 💙 • This exploratory analysis (which now requires confirmation in further studies) suggests that the effect of the drug in slowing motor progression in PD may be sustained long term. A further trial for this treatment is already getting started. ✅ • Research like this has only made possible through the generosity of donors, and volunteers, such as those that donated during the Pacific row earlier this year. It's a promising result and it gives us hope for the outcome of future trials. 🤞 • #worldstoughestrow #pacific2024 #oceanrowing #extremesports #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #inspiredtoendure @TeamFoxMJFF

You know those kids at school that just seemed to be incredible at all sports, and it's actually quite annoying? Well, don't worry, there is absolutely no fear of that from Team HPP! 😯 • Rowing 2,800 miles unsupported across the Pacific Ocean? No problem. But a team game of ten pin bowling.....provides a very different challenge! 🎳 • We've compiled the videos the guys sent us from their recent meet up at the bowling alley, and to begin with it is gutter ball central! 😬 • Eventually, and after some practice, they do start making some much better shots....but with no strikes captured on camera, it's likely that the Human Powered Potential Bowls Team, is not likely to become a permanent fixture! 🤣 • Aside from the low scoring, it was another great time had as a team. 💖 • #worldstoughestrow #pacific2024 #oceanrowing #extremesports #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #inspiredtoendure @TeamFoxMJFF @michaeljfoxorg

Last week the team got together for the first time since the row, and one of the things they did was to head to the casino, to win their fortune! 💰💰💰 • This video gives us as accurate a picture as possible as to how that went, and reminds us that it's possible casinos are not the money making opportunities they're made out to be! 🤣 • Despite the fact that Pat found a machine called 'Mighty Shark' which seemed absolutely destined to be the big winner the team had all hoped for....sadly the winnings were meagre at best. 🪙 • Despite the financial outcome being somewhat less than 'life changing', everyone's lives were enhanced enormously by just being in the same room as each other and spending some quality time! 💖 • #worldstoughestrow #pacific2024 #oceanrowing #extremesports #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #inspiredtoendure @teamfoxmjff @michaeljfoxorg

What's better than getting outdoors on your own? Getting outdoors with your ocean rowing crew! 🚣‍♂️ • When the guys met up last week, and once they'd finished bowling and spinning their fortunes at the casino(!), they took the opportunity to get outdoors as a team. 🌄 • Whilst the noise and excitement of the indoor entertainment was great fun, taking a stroll in nature, having time to chat with each other about how they'd been getting on, was just what the doctor ordered. 👍 • #worldstoughestrow #pacific2024 #oceanrowing #extremesports #pacific #parkinsons #mjffoundation #mjfcharitablefoundation #parkinsonsdisease #parkinsonsawareness #poweroverpd #teamfox #inspiredtoendure @TeamFoxMJFF @michaeljfoxorg