Brooks Wheelan

Brooks Wheelan is a comedian who's appeared on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Conan, AP Bio, GIRLS, and a bunch of other less cool stuff. He also likes to run. Last March, Brooks ran a marathon (without training) in 4 hours and 16 minutes and hurt himself. Now he’s using the custom training plan in the ASICS Runkeeper™app to properly train. His goal is to run a marathon in 3 hours and 30 minutes. Follow along with his progress in the app or on the blog.

Articles by Brooks Wheelan

Stories
Brooks Wheelan’s Marathon Journey: Part 2

My name is Brooks Wheelan, I’m a comedian, and about three months ago I bet my friend $500 I could run a solo marathon with no training under four and a half hours. Two days later, slightly hungover, I ran my marathon in 4 hours 16 minutes and 20 seconds. I also hurt myself. End […]

Stories
Brooks Wheelan’s Marathon Journey: Part 1

My name is Brooks Wheelan, I’m a comedian, and about three months ago I bet my friend $500 I could run a solo marathon with no training under four and a half hours. Two days later, slightly hungover, I jogged out my front door and did it. I ran my marathon in 4 hours 16 […]

Stories
I Ran a Marathon on a Bet with No Training

My name is Brooks Wheelan, I’m a comedian, and about three months ago I bet my friend $500 I could run a solo marathon with no training under four and a half hours. Two days later, slightly hungover, I jogged out my front door and did it. I ran my marathon in 4 hour 16 […]