INDIANAPOLIS — Six marathons. One year.
That’s the goal of an Indianapolis man, who’s running in honor of his friend who died of cancer last year.
Chuck Myers Chuck Myers has run every day since January 1, 2003.
That’s roughly 7,940 consecutive days.
Now, he’s putting all that blood, sweat and tears to good use.
“You’ve all gotta story of why you’re there. What you’re running for,” Myers said. “I decided if I’m going to try to do something I might as well do it big.”
Myers hopes to hold the title of Six Star Finisher.
He plans to run all the Abbott World Marathons — Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York — in one year.
“There’s been like 10,000 to 12,000 that have done all six of them at different times. Only about 100 people have done it in a single year,” he said.
The 48-year-old lost his long-time friend and former college cross-country teammate, Matt.
Matt died suddenly of lymphoma in 2023.
Chuck Myers “The goal is to raise money to hopefully prevent someone else from having to deal with losing a friend at such a young age,” Myers said. “To honor him, and my brother-in-law who passed away a few years ago, I decided that I was going to run all the world marathons.”