Local man will be going for treadmill triumph
Record-breaking attempt intended to draw attention to childhood obesity
BY l.AYl.A FARMKR
THE CHRONICLE
If you were to walk a
mile in the shoes of Gateway
YWCA Sales and Marketing
Manager Marcus Luke these
days, chances are you would
find yourself on a treadmill.
Luke, 42, is currently
training for a week of physi
cal activity unlike any most
people will ever experience.
From April 9-16, Luke will
spend nearly 18 hours a day
on the treadmill, in an effort
to break the Guinness World
Record for the greatest dis
tance covered on a treadmill
in a 168-hour (seven day)
period. Luke will have to
have to cover 468 miles -
roughly 66.9 miles (the
equivalent of about 2.5
marathons) a day - in order
to achieve his goal.
"I'm going for 70 miles a
day," Luke said. "I want to
hit the 490 (mile) mark. 1
don't want to just hit the
record; I want to break it
with room to spare."
The Gateway's multi-pur
pose room will be outfitted
as the "World Record Room"
the week of the "Run of the
Mill 168" event, complete
with an extra treadmill where
guests can walk alongside
Luke as he makes his
attempt, and a mock, hotel
room where he will spend the
six hours per night he has
Photo by l^yla Farmer
Marcus Luke is spending a lot of time on the treadmill these days.
allotted for sleep.
Though he is excited
about the prospect of becom
ing a world record holder.
Luke says his motivation
stems from elsewhere. His
world record attempt will
serve as an awareness cam
paign and the inaugural
fundraiser for the latest offer
ing in the YW's Childhood
Obesity Programming, Team
168, which is set to officially
launch later this month.
"The end result is hope
fully going to be getting our
programs to the next level of
staving off childhood obesi
ty," Luke commented.
"...Breaking the record
would be a good bonus, but
the main thing is the kids and
making sure that we build the
program the way it needs to
be built."
Team 168 was created to
promote healthy habits in
overweight and obese youth
ages 7-13. The free program
is designed to be positive and
non-judgmental and will
stress the attributes of team
work. respect, encourage
ment, determination and
commitment, Luke says.
Participants will log their
exercise and eating habits in
activity journals, which will
be monitored weekly, and
create games to play with
their teammates, he added.
"We really want all young
people to know that it's real
ly important to stay active,"
Luke remarked. "...We
don't want kids to quit hav
ing fun with the video games
and eating, we just want to
let them know that every
thing can be done in modera
tion."
Luke, a former athlete,
has run 1 1 marathons since
1 995. when he was inspired
to try running after seeing
Oprah Winfrey compete in a
similar event. He participat
ed in the Charlotte Observer
Marathon that same year
without any training
"It was the most painful
experience I've ever had in
my life, but 1 fell in love with
it," he said.
Luke has been training
since December for Run of
the Mill 168. Gateway
Branch Director Robin Ervin
said she wasn't surprised by
his rather unorthodox aware
ness campaign.
"We tend to operate out
side of the box all the time,"
she said of the organization.
"We pretty much go for it.
We do a lot of exciting
things."
Ervin praised Luke for
his willingness to take on
such an arduous task on the
children's behalf.
"I think it's awesome
We're excited about it." she
said of Run of the Mill. "It's
a whole lot of fun for some
thing that is a really good
cause."
For more infomation
about Run of the Mill or
Team 168, visit
www. gateway runofthemill 1 6
S.com or call 1336) 345
1590.
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