No matter where you are in your running life, someone is always ahead of you. Far, far ahead. While some of us are thinking, “Man, how can I maintain such-and-such a pace for ONE marathon,” others are like, “Whatevs, dude. I’m going to run gajillions of miles and raise money for a good cause in the process.” And by gajillions, we mean 250 marathon distances in a year. Said runner would be Martin Parnell, who is running 250 marathons to benefit Right To Play.

Martin just ran his 100th marathon. Not 100 over his lifetime. Just this year. Let that sink in for a minute. He just ran his 100th marathon this year. Don’t bother getting your calculator out (you shouldn’t need to; all you have to do is move the decimal point), that’s 2,620 miles. He still has 3930 miles to go.

We like how his local coffee shop shows its appreciation:

That’s carrot cake. Delicious, delicious carrot cake.

So why is he doing this? From his website:

“Right To Play is an humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace with children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world.”

Move over, Superman. We’ve got a new hero.

Congratulations, Martin, keep up the good work. We’ll be following your progress and rooting for you all year!