A cancer survivor, the surgeon is running the World Marathon Challenge, from Australia to Miami

A Wisconsin doctor is preparing for a life’s work to spread awareness about the most common cancer affecting young men.

Dr. T. Clark Gamblin, a surgeon in Milwaukee, spoke to Fox News Digital about his upcoming participation in the World Marathon Challenge. The competition involves running seven marathons on seven continents – seven days in a row.

The first marathon will be in Antarctica on Jan. 31, 2025. From there, Gamblin and other participants will travel to Cape Town, South Africa; Perth, Australia; and Dubai, UAE.

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From there, Gamblin will fly to Madrid, Spain, and Fortaleza, Brazil, before running the final race in Miami. He and the other marathon runners will have logged 183 kilometers during the week.

The pace of the competition means it won’t exactly be a relaxing holiday for the participants.

“In these seven days, we will spend about 60 hours on the plane,” said Gamblin. “So it works, and it’s a plane, and it works, and it’s a plane.”

“If you prepare and train properly, it’s not something Herculean.”

Although it may seem impossible for a person to run seven marathons in seven consecutive days, the World Marathon Challenge has taken runners around the world for nearly a decade. Gamblin began training for the race last year.

“It is a physical challenge, there is no doubt about it, but there are many things that require the body made by humans,” he said. “If you prepare and train properly, it’s not something Herculean.”

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Gamblin has the whole team behind him. The World Marathon Challenge organization is in charge of arranging all flights and hotels for the participants. A cancer surgeon, Gamblin also enlisted the help of a nutritionist at his hospital to help him meet his protein and fluid goals.

He also has a personal trainer who can help prevent injuries — but the person who has helped Gamblin the most, he said, is his wife.

Dr. T. Clark Gamblin spoke to Fox News Digital about his participation in the World Marathon Challenge. (Fox News Digital / Jan Gamblin, Ph.D.)

“He’s like my No. 1 fan,” Gamblin said. “He’s not a great runner, but he’s a big part of helping me get ready for this and getting me ready.”

“But behind him will be my running coach, dietitian and physical therapist. So it takes the team to be ready for something like this.”

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Gamblin, who specializes in liver and bile duct cancer, became interested in marathon running as a medical school student. In the World Marathon Challenge, he will be running for the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.

The cause is close to his heart, as Gamblin has cancer himself – he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2018 after seeing a lump.

Gamblin has been working with a nutritionist and a physical trainer to prepare for the seven-day marathon challenge. (Jan Gamblin, Ph.D.)

“I was thinking that maybe it’s nothing, but I was determined so I checked it quickly and found out that it was testicular cancer,” he explained. “And testicular cancer is the number 1 that attacks men between the ages of 15 and 45.”

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One in 250 men will develop testicular cancer in their lifetime, according to the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.

“I went from being a cancer surgeon and giving all this advice, I took the advice I was giving and applied it to my life,” Gamblin noted.

“The most interesting thing about the race in Antarctica … will be the unique environment and climate that we can race in.”

After chemotherapy and two surgeries, she is now four years cancer-free.

Gamblin’s desire to spread awareness fueled the long and arduous training he went through to prepare for the 168-hour mission.

Although there are obstacles, he said he is looking forward to the simple pleasures of this race, such as getting to know his fellow runners.

Gamblin will run a marathon on every continent, including Antarctica, starting in January. (Jan Gamblin, Ph.D.)

“It’s going to be a unique group of people,” he said. “I’m willing to make lifelong friendships and hear other people’s stories.”

Gamblin documents his marathon journey through his Instagram account, @tclarkgamblin. He is very excited about running in Antarctica.

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“Very few people have run races there,” he said. “It will be a unique place and climate to run in.”

In Miami, Gamblin will be able to see his family at the finish line.

Gamblin said he hopes his story will inspire others to achieve their potential. (Jan Gamblin, Ph.D)

“I think that too often, we don’t set our goals high enough in life,” said the doctor. “We don’t take enough risks … This is a risk, it’s a reach for me.”

The doctor said that he intends to encourage other people to also put things they see higher than usual.

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“Your body will often do what your mind tells you to do,” Gamblin said.

“And so I think we can challenge ourselves and push ourselves to exceed … the limits that we set.”