This Kid Running A Marathon On The 7 Continents And All 50 States Needs A Reality Check

6ABC – There are some 12-year-olds whose passion is to stay home and play video games. And then there’s Nik Toocheck. Nik just loves to run. “I’ve always been one for challenges, never gone the easy way out; I’ve always loved running because my dad was a runner and I just decided to kick it up to the next level,” Nik said. He’s run through ice. He’s run through the desert. Actually, he’s run around the world. “My first endeavor was to run a marathon on each of the seven continents. Last September, I finished that,” Nik said. Yes. You read that right. All seven. He’s the youngest person in history to do so. He’s run a marathon in Antarctica – twice! He’s run one in Zimbabwe, Chile, Australia, Switzerland, the Republic of Georgia, Dubai and good ole Delaware – that was his first marathon at age 9. “If you take out the running part, it’s so fun to be able to explore the world,” Nik said. Back on US soil, Nik’s embarking on a new journey to run a marathon in all 50 states. He just finished number 12 on June 28th in Hawaii.

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See this is where I question my existence. I woke up Monday morning after a weekend of drinking and being blistered by the sun and was proud of myself for just going to work (I showed up 90 minutes later than usual). However, this kid isn’t even satisfied in running a marathon in all 7 continents, now he wants to run one in every state. That’s like 56 ½ marathons too many. I was really impressed with this kid up until he went and said that he finds running “really, really fun”. That scares me. Has this kid ever shot a girl in the face with a Nerf Gun so many times that she cried? Has this kid ever turned on the Playboy channel on Sirius Radio with his dad in the car to see how quick he could turn it off without crashing? Because at the age of 12, that’s what I was doing for fun. Now don’t get me wrong, I have one friend out of my group of buddies who is a runner. He will run 5-10 miles a day but after he runs he talks about murdering himself or drinking himself into a coma. You know, normal shit. I respect runners, but the one’s who say running is “Really, really fun” need to be sent for a psych check-up instantly.

Editor’s Note: He’s running for a good cause so I’m not gonna rail him, but first off, somebody get this kid a N64 and tell him what stations the scrambled porn comes on at night (those are still what 12-year-old’s do, right?). But he plans on playing professional baseball then joining the FBI? Not even God could overachieve that much, pal. Suck brick kid.