See My Current Training Video of the Week As I Prepare NOT To Die...
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON...
Follow this epic battle as Jacob fights to take back his life - LIVE every step of the way...
Experience the highest of highs and lowest of lows. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Inch by inch. Pound by pound.
Refuses To Be Treated Like A 2nd-Class Citizen Or Get Spit On By Society Any Longer...
(Dressed as Rosie O'Donnell on 10/31/06 at 438+ pounds)
**SIDE NOTE: If I get struck by lightning on race day, I would like to leave behind a legacy more meaningful than an XXXL casket and a bunch of hernias from trying to carry me...
THIS IS NOT A JOKE. THIS IS FOR A CAUSE.
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Forrest Gump Once Said...
"And for no particular reason I started running..."
Well that's not me. I'm no Forrest Gump. I hate running.
My name is Jacob and I'm running the Boston Marathon. And to answer your obvious question, no this is NOT a joke.
I have my reasons for running. To give you a glimpse into my life, let me ask you if you've had any of the following happen to you:
Have you ever had little kids point at you and laugh while you're walking down the street?
Watched a TV News Report on obesity and wonder if it is your Fat Ass that they're showing from the neck down?
Have to weigh yourself on a commerical-grade scale at the local meat-packing plant?
Worry about if the chair you're sitting in is going to collapse at a restaurant?
Watch in disgust when skinny girls like Tyra Banks strap on the ol' fat suit for an afternoon and then break down in tears because they "know what it's like"?
Drinking your misery away at the bar because love obviously isn't finding you tonight or any night for that matter?
I want to welcome you to my life on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and thrice on Sunday.
But that was yesterday. And today is a new day. Today is my day to shine. I'm drawing a line in the dirt and taking a stand.
Stop By As I'll Be Posting A New Training Video Each Week (Assuming I Don't Die First)...
Week Of March (all of it), 2007
Week Of February 10th, 2007
Week Of February 1st, 2007
Week Of January 22nd, 2007
COMMENT: I have since abandoned this Rocky-style training regimen.
I can promise you that this won't be pretty and I'll be chronicling my journey for your perverted pleasure.
Enjoy the train wreck that is my life...
Enough talking for now, I need to hit the open road. Marathon Monday in Boston is calling my name...
Cuddles, Jacob
p.s. You can contact me at Jacob [at] WhatWouldJacobDo.com or just use any of the contact forms scattered throughout the site.