Forrest Gump inspired, Rob Pope completes 15,000 miles while running across US.

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Robert Pope created history by becoming the first person ever to take the same route as Gump.

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Rob Pope story instantly became viral on social media after he completed Forest Gump run.

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Rob Pope spent more than 19 months running across the United States before he finished the dream run in May.

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For completing 15,607 miles, Rob ran around 37 miles a day, took 24 million steps within a span of 422 days.

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Rob is an athlete who ran marathons in many places like Boston, and London before deciding to run like Forrest Gump.

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Rob completed his Gump like run for which he used up 33 pairs of running shoes.

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While running Rob Pope raised money for the London-based Peace Direct and World Wide Fund for Nature.

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Rob proposed to his girlfriend Nadine after finishing the US marathon in 2018. The Video of the same was shared on Facebook.

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Nadine met Rob Pope at the finish line of the marathon with their infant daughter Bee in tow.

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