There is a guy, over the course of a week, who is running from Altus, OK to the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (about 140 miles). Then he's running the race.
I anticipate some taking offense that I am offended by someone who is running "for a good cause." But what does running from an Air Force base where you live to the start of the marathon over the course of a week have to do with anything? I see no symbolism or connection. He's not even raising money. I'm not offended by the fact that he's doing the stunt, just that he's tying his stunt to a tragedy that actually does matter to some people.
I would also enjoy Quenton Cassidy's response to the Dean K streak running through the following (the article's conclusion):
“After all, with a job managing pharmaceutical contracts at Altus Air Force Base, he doesn't really have time to train eight hours a day. Instead, he trains wearing a weighted vest or pushes his girlfriend's sedan for a mile.
'I just really have been trying to build up strength so I can take on anything,' Brustad said. 'Once I get in that zone, the endorphins kick in. It's a feeling you don't want to let go of. When I'm running, answers to questions become real. When I run, I'm exactly where I want to be.'"
By contrast, the same issue of the paper has what I consider to be a genuine human interest story. A guy with pulmonary disease that's running the marathon pulling an oxygen tank.
http://newsok.com/runner-finds-his-freedom-a-breath-at-a-time/article/3234666/?tm=1209122191