Updated October 2022: Jack Scott is a UK ultra runner who, in 2021, set a winter record time for the 100-mile Lakes, Meres & Waters challenge. Still relatively new to the sport, Jack has used his love of ultra running to help beat a gambling addiction that was previously controlling his life. Now three years clean, the INOV8 UK ambassador hopes this Q&A blog post will help others who are suffering with the same addiction.

When did you start gambling and how quickly did it escalate?

The problems started when I turned 18 and was first exposed to alcohol and gambling. I was in my local betting shops regularly and would often leave myself short of money after squandering it all. Things got progressively worse and by the age of 19 I self-excluded myself from the local betting shops. It helped for a time, but then I began gambling online instead.

The experience of gambling online is totally different to being in a betting shop. Online gambling is emotionless and brutal, and the ease in