At 430 pounds, MJ Hawkeye is the heaviest person ever to finish a marathon.
The 6-foot-tall, sixty-five year old former champion sumo wrestler officially set the Guinness world record after finishing a marathon in Dunkerton, Iowa Sunday, his home town Iowa newspaper reports.
His time may not be competitive with most marathon runners — 39 hours, 48 minutes and 52 seconds — but he destroyed the old record of 275 pounds and improved his own personal best time by more than two hours.
“I honestly think I’m one of the best athletes in the world,” Hawkeye said prior to the race.
Next up for Hawkeye? A racing competition between he, Michael Moore, Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank. It will be a sprint race of ten yards and stakes are already being pounded at one yard intervals so the fans can better catch all the action.
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