What subsequent for Coleman after conquering his newest problem?
“I’ve performed some attention-grabbing issues,” Coleman advised BBC Sport Wales.
“I’ve performed all the Premier League grounds, I began in Southampton completed in Newcastle, that was good, I ran to Lisbon in Portugal for Euro 2004 and I did plenty of treadmill world data in 1998.
“I appeared for issues the place I’d stand out from different folks and the place I might make my mark as a runner.
“It’s a must to play to your strengths, I am not notably fast, my marathon PB is three hours and 24 minutes so I’ve needed to discover someplace the place I might shine.
“With the ability to run a marathon on daily basis for 40 days, that is my form of factor.”
Coleman says for him operating is all about psychological resilience.
“I’ve set off 1229 instances to run a marathon and I’ve by no means not completed, I’ve all the time in some way bought to the end line, typically very well, typically a wrestle.
“My factor is about finishing, not essentially competing, however finishing. I feel that is helped me by means of the darkish instances of life as nicely.”
Coleman is hopeful that his son can proceed the household’s operating journey.
“I am operating Marathon des Sables once more with my son in April. He mentioned he’d solely ever do it as soon as however he in a short time signed up, so possibly he’ll comply with in my footsteps a bit.
“I wish to preserve doing this so long as I doable can, I am 64 subsequent yr, and so long as I can go and do the massive multiway races and end and nonetheless get pleasure from it, I wish to do that for so long as doable.
“I am certain there’s going to be a deeper underground marathon and hopefully I will be invited to go try this.
“Operating actually is a part of life now and I can not bear in mind it not being a part of it.”