Veteran Aims to Break Guinness Record with 100-Mile Run for Oscar Mike Foundation

World record attempt in Boone County supports injured veterans

Mark Jones is attempting a Guinness World Record by carrying a 40-pound pack for 24 hours to raise money for the Oscar Mike Foundation.

Veteran aims to break Guinness record with 100-mile run for Oscar Mike Foundation

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — A military veteran is attempting to seal his place in the Guinness World Record for a good cause. “I’ve always had events on my whiteboard, and one day I go into my garage gym and there’s nothing on my whiteboard. Maybe it’s just time to do something for somebody else on this one,” said Mark Jones. Veteran and Oscar Mike Foundation representative Jones is aiming to run 100 miles in 24 hours, an idea that came to him thre…

Veteran aims to break Guinness record with 100-mile run for OSCAR MIKE Foundation

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — A man is a day away from attempting to break a Guinness world record for a good cause. “I’ve always had events on my whiteboard, and one day I go into my garage gym and there’s nothing on my whiteboard. Maybe it’s just time to do something for somebody else on this one,” said Mark Jones. Veteran and Oscar Mike Foundation representative Jones is aiming to run 100 miles in 24 hours, an idea that came to him three years ago…