"Karl’s daunting task of toeing the marathon start line 52 times in a year were filled with trials and tribulations that can’t be measured in miles. His incredible journey has touched many lives making the blisters, tears and crazy travel worth every step" --- Bart Yasso, Runner's World Magazine .

Running for their Lives

The story of how one man ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks to help cure leukemia!

More than ten years ago, maverick marathoner Karl Gruber startled the world by successfully running one marathon a week for fifty-two consecutive weeks in an effort to promote public awareness of the need to find a cure for leukemia, and raise $1 million for leukemia research.

Dubbed as the "Super Run for the Cure", Gruber’s feat would go down in history as one of the most remarkable displays of heroism by a single athlete.