British man Gary McKee to make history for most marathons in one year

Some people’s New Year’s resolution is to quit drinking. For others, it’s to run a marathon. But for Gary McKee of Cleator Moor, in northwestern England, his resolution was to quit drinking and run a marathon–every single day for a year. McKee is two days away from completing his unbelievable challenge of running 365 consecutive marathons.

McKee, who has gained the nickname The Marathon Man, has covered more than 9,500 miles (15,289 kilometers) in 363 days while raising more than $2,000,000 for charity. His distance covered is equivalent to running across Canada three and half times. McKee’s challenge will come to an end on New Year’s Eve.

McKee, 53, told The Guardian, that he intends to have one celebratory beer to celebrate his efforts and year-long drought.

The father of three routinely wakes up at 5 a.m. and heads out on his marathon before starting his work shift at a nearby power plant at 2 p.m.

McKee has completed most of his marathons between three and a half and four hours. In 2021, McKee completed 110 marathons in a row.

McKee is running for Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice in West Cumbria, which supported his father through a cancer diagnosis in 1997. His father fully recovered from cancer but died from an unrelated illness in 2005.

You can follow McKee’s 365 challenge on his Strava or Twitter page.

posted Friday December 30th
by Marley Dickinson