Bearded dude running across the country barefoot for charity.
In the age of Survivor and Fear Factor we’ve established that plenty of people will do stupid shit for money or 15 seconds of fame. So, it’s nice to know that someone out there will do something stupid for a good cause. Like this guy who’s running across the country BAREFOOT to raise 100 Million Dollars for homeless youth. His name is Tellman Knudson and he’s got a pretty fresh Viking beard goin’ on. I’m guessing his barefoot black tie dinner for homeless youth just didn’t get it done, so now he’s had to take it to the next level. I can totally respect that, but have you checked out the side of the freeway lately? There’s a reason that prison inmates and celebrities who get DUI’s have to pick up trash on the side of the freeway. It’s covered in crap. The side of the freeway is like The Dump for lazy assholes. I once found a vivarium on the side of the freeway with live toads in it. No joke. So, unless Tellman has some kind of Doctor Scholl’s titanium implant, I hope he’s got broken bottle, plastic shard, hot tar, cigarette butt, chicken wing-resistant calluses, or my man’s feets are gonna be toast. I mean, I guess worst case scenario is he could beat up some homeless kid living underneath the freeway and take his shoes.
Seriously though, as fellow FTB’er DTurman told me “I worked with homeless youth before and there is almost no group that could use selfless acts like this one more.” Agreed. So give this Knudson a donation or feel really guilty tomorrow morning when you wake up with a roof over your head and you look in your closet at the 19 pairs of Nike Dunks you have.
Props to Delinda at Athlebrities for the tip.
M. Meschery
Apparently, Tellman has a deep heel bruise and is holed up in West Virginia getting treatment. And doing mixed martial arts. This dude is a trip! Go ‘head Tellman.
http://runtellmanrun.com/barefoot/cross-country/marathon/the-kickboxing-doctor-will-see-you-now/
Comment by admin | 11.12.2009 | 11:10 am
Hey - I got a couple of things for you.
1. Thanks for the post. I found your blog because of it - and you’re doing some rad stuff here.
2. The run is starting up today after a 2 week break (doctors orders) — but we are going out today to continue the treck across the USA
3. Your “Join The Growing Beard Up Movement” image link in the upper right hand area of the site is broken. It leads to a 404 error page and people can’t join (thought you’d like to know, feel free to edit out #3 if you don’t want people to see it)… The dead link is: http://www.fearthebeard.org/category/beard-up-bay-area/
SHABAMBO!
-Tellman
http://www.RunTellmanRun.com
Comment by Tellman | 11.29.2009 | 6:13 am