Forrest Gump fan to run across US in 100 days

Barclay Oudersluys had competed in triathlons and ultramarathons but he wanted to do something bigger, so the Michigan native took a cue from his favourite movie.

Inspired by Forrest Gump, played by actor Tom Hanks in the 1994 Academy Award-winning movie of the same name, Oudersluys decided to run across America and set out to do it in 100 days.

“I decided if Forrest Gump could run across the country, I could do it too,” he said after he had completed his 61st day of running in Mount Pulaski, Illinois.