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He is an elite distance runner, with a number of successes at the marathon and ultramarathon distances. In 2016 he began a 422-day, 15,700-mile run comprising more than 4 complete crossings of the United States, and became the first person to trace the route run by Tom Hanks' fictional character in the film Forrest Gump.
In April 2018, Robert Pope, age 39, became the first person to complete the Forrest Gump run, 15,621 miles (25,140 km), 5 times across America, in 422 days of running. This remains the biggest continuous run in history in a single country and involved him becoming the first person to run across the United states three times in one year.
Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. An adaptation of the 1986 novel by Winston Groom, the screenplay of the film is written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks in the title role, alongside Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field in lead roles.
A runner inspired by the fictional movie character Forrest Gump is on a mission as he runs through Sacramento Tuesday on a 3,000-mile journey from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.
Wright and Hanks starred opposite each other in Forrest Gump as childhood friends who later become husband and wife. In the film, Hanks’ title character is known for running fast and ends up ...
In the film, Forrest Gump is interviewed by television reporters about his cross-country running trip while crossing the bridge. [ 4 ] In January 2023, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places , under its original name, Lady's Island Bridge.
The road is also seen briefly in the 1994 film Forrest Gump. As Forrest reminisces with Jenny he remembers running across the U.S. and remarks, "Like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny. It looked like there were two skies, one on top of the other." The shots in the background are Going-to-the-Sun Road and Saint Mary Lake. [18]
The idea of a sequel to Forrest Gump was enough to make fans stop in their tracks. However, a recent trailer that promised a follow-up to the beloved classic turned out to be fake. The fan-made ...