A 3,000 Mile Run

While I hide out indoors this week, either on the couch or at the gym completing short runs, due to the ridiculous winter weather we've had, ultra-super-mega (insert any other related superlative here) marathoner Dean Karnazes is preparing to run across America today.

I think he stole those abs from my husband.

Karnazes, best known for outlandish fitness stunts like running 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states, will be working with the Live with Regis & Kelly show as he makes the trek from California to New York. The show will check in with him almost daily through the 3,000 (yep, all those zeroes) mile journey, which will end when Karnazes finishes in NYC on May 11. (meanwhile, I'll still be whining about sore hips from running a mere 26.2 three days earlier)

Other jaw-dropping, shock-inducing stats for the trip:

12: pairs of North Face shoes Karnazes will run his way through
10,000: estimated number of calories he'll intake each day
97: counties he'll pass through in 17 states
20: number of bananas Karnazes will consume per day
74: consecutive days that he'll be running

Along the way, he'll complete 5k runs in various communities and chat with youngsters about physical fitness. While I'm sure Karnazes is getting sponsored up the wazoo for this feat, it's ultimately a pretty cool and worthwhile endeavor, and if it inspires even a single person to get up and out the door, then that's awesome.

Check out the run (maps, pace, blog, etc... ) here!