Hope • July 12, 2026
My Dad Just Walked the Equivalent of Earth’s Circumference – It Took Him 14 Years and 49 Pairs of New Balance
Originally published on Good News Network
An Indiana man accomplished the unimaginable after setting an audacious goal fourteen years ago: to walk the Earth's circumference—24,901 miles. It took dedication and consistency over the course of thousands of days, but Russell Mumper met that goal on June 25. “He didn’t finish it with anything fancy,” his daughter, Shannon Mumper, told GNN. “My
An Indiana man accomplished the unimaginable after setting an audacious goal fourteen years ago: to walk the Earth's circumference—24,901 miles. It took dedication and consistency over the course of thousands of days, but Russell Mumper met that goal on June 25. “He didn’t finish it with anything fancy,” his daughter, Shannon Mumper, told GNN. “My
Originally published on Good News Network.
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