A Guy Dressed Like Forrest Gump Did 42 Straight Marathons, 1,050 Miles Total, For Awareness Of A Rare Disease

Independent – A man has completed 42 back-to-back marathons – while dressed as Forrest Gump.

Ewan Gordon, 42, from Oxfordshire, copied the popular film character by growing out his hair and beard to complete the 1,050-mile challenge in memory of nine-year-old Thomas Laurie who died last year.

Thomas suffered from Cockayne Syndrome – a rare premature ageing disease – which is known to affect just 100 youngsters in the UK.

Mr Gordon, a civil servant, ran about 26 miles each day (42km) – the equivalent of a marathon a day – for 42 days, from John O’Groats to Land’s End.

He said he was inspired to adopt the quirky persona following a bet when a friend said he would sponsor Mr Gordon more money for his charity run if he did.

Awesome story here and kudos to Ewan Gordon for taking it on. But ultimately it’s even better because this guy ran 42 straight marathons for all those miles just because some dude called his bluff. “Yeah Ewan, sure you could run across the country like Forrest Gump, you asshole. Yeah sure, I’ll sponsor whatever you want for it. *jerk off motion” At that point, what can you do but run 1,050 miles? Sometimes you’ve got to step up and prove someone wrong when they pull your punk card and when you add in it being for a good cause? Classic win win win scenario for Benjamin Button disease awareness.

Aside: I’ve never run a marathon and currently have zero plans on doing so but wouldn’t guy’s nipples be in some dire fucking straits after all this? Chafing all over the place, he might just be smoothed over like a Ken doll at this point.