Veteran aims to break Guinness record with 100-mile run for OSCAR MIKE Foundation

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — A man is a day away from attempting to break a Guinness world record for a good cause.

“I’ve always had events on my whiteboard, and one day I go into my garage gym and there’s nothing on my whiteboard. Maybe it’s just time to do something for somebody else on this one,” said Mark Jones.

Veteran and Oscar Mike Foundation representative Jones is aiming to run 100 miles in 24 hours, an idea that came to him three years ago. He said he has been training for six months…

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