Army Instructor's Marathon & Burpee Challenge for Cancer Support

It's May 2nd.

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An Army physical training instructor from Edinburgh, named Jake Scott, is gearing up for his

first marathon in his hometown later this month, paired.

With a massive 10,000 burpee challenge the weekend after, all to honor his late Nana and

raise cash for McMillan Cancer Support.

The burpee count kicks off with 10 extra reps for every minute he goes over three hours

in the marathon, then gets multiplied by whatever his fundraiser pulls in, capping a 10,000

if he hits his 10,000-pound goal.

Jake, a 29-year-old who's been in the army for three years, trains with a couple hundred

burpees weekly, so he's planning to knock out the full challenge over two long stints

across 48 hours, live streamed on his Instagram.

This hits close to home because Cancer took his Nana marry in 2018, right before she

could meet his daughter and niece, and McMillan, stepped up big for his family during that

rough time, making him want to give back hard.

He's already linking with the charity for promo, hitting the streets with donation buckets,

and dedicating every step and rep to marry in families, fighting the same battle-peer hard

in motion as he pushes these limits.