Tuesday, November 11, 2025 1:25PM
Marine and Military veteran Mark Jones set a world report to assist the Oscar Mike group that helps injured veterans.
BELVIDERE, Sick. (WLS) — A Marine and Military veteran set a world report to assist a company known as Oscar Mike.
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Mark Jones ran 88.67 miles in Belvidere to assist the group that helps injured veterans by sports activities and out of doors expeditions.
Jones stated the earlier report was 80 miles whereas carrying a 40-pund backpack. He geared toward 100 however says he settled at 88.67 miles in 24 hours.
“It was a really particular option to run this understanding that you’re going to have totally different climate patterns… however that is life,” Jones stated.
“The trigger was for Oscar Mike basis, understanding that my toes would possibly damage, my legs would possibly damage, guess what? I can nonetheless use them, and I can nonetheless push ahead with them,” he stated.
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