Sumo Wrestler Confirms Everyone's Belief That Anyone Can Run Marathon

Sumo Wrestler Becomes Heaviest Man to Ever Finish Marathon

The heaviest person to ever complete a marathon weighed 275 pounds. Add that weight plus the total weight of a great long-distance runner (about 120 pounds) and you'll get Kelly Gneiting.

Gneiting, a three-time U.S. sumo champion, tipped the scales at 400 pounds when he began Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon. Nine hours, 48 minutes, 52 seconds later he crossed the finish line and set the Guinness World Record for being the heaviest person to ever complete the 26.2-mile race.

The 400-pound American jogged the first eight miles of the race and walked the last 18, often stopping at intersections and stoplights because he was well behind the 13-minute-per-mile pace set by race organizers. He says he became delirious after mile 10 and only realized he hit the 15-mile mark when a friend gave him a clean pair of socks.
(http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Sumo-wrestler-becomes-heaviest-man-to-ever-finis?urn=oly-wp14)

And there you have it.  A 400 lb. dude walked his way into the record books and completed a marathon.  Confirmation, once and for all, that anyone can run a marathon.  Guess what all of my friends who have ever set out to run a marathon have done?  They've run a marathon.  And I know, I know, it's hard.  It's really friggin' hard on your body.  Ya know what else that would be hard on my body?  Eating 200 pennies, but that doesn't mean I couldn't do it.  I mean, good for all you marathon runners.  It sounds like a lot of fun.  But I'll pass. 

Also, how 'bout this dude, lose some weight.  Instead of being the fattest runner, maybe you can be the guy who lost a few lbs and didn't get diabetes and die.  Just a thought.