Very Big Man to Compete in Boston Marathon
In Boston, you start hearing about the Boston Marathon in the winter, because that is when the racers begin working out for the big day in April.
This year one of the hopefuls is a 438-pound guy from Wisconsin named Jacob. He is running the race to lose weight as well as to raise money for four different charities. View videos of Jacob running.
Jacob also has a blog, where you can read about his preparations for the race.
February 12th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
YAY for him! That takes some courage. I subscribed to his blog.
February 12th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Excellent and courageous decision for him! I hope he does well in all his goals.
February 12th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
If you look at his videos, he really moves! He seems to be in pretty good shape.
February 14th, 2007 at 10:01 am
I bookmarked his blog. I wish him the best!
April 16th, 2007 at 10:05 am
courageous but crazy. I have been very obese in the past so I understand his feelings about how cruel people can be. I have been training for a second half-marathon but ended up with a stress fracture so I will ahve to delay my next event. GO JACOB GO!
April 18th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
[...] Do you remember a few months back I told you about Jacob, the guy from Wisconsin who weighed 438 pounds and was determined to lose some weight and run the Boston Marathon? Well, I just found out that he did it. [...]