Forrest Gump has nothing on our Australian version

By Helen Pitt
September 24 2017 - 12:30pm
Dane Waites, Australia's Forrest Gump. Photo: Eddie Jim
Dane Waites, Australia's Forrest Gump. Photo: Eddie Jim

Meet Australia's Forrest Gump: Dane Waites. Inspired by the Hollywood film where Tom Hanks' character  ran across America, this 43-year-old autistic man has run for four months more than a marathon a day, with a smile all the way, across Australia. That's 4000 kilometres, 50 kilometres a day, six days a week (Friday was always rest day).

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