Should you’re ever in search of a jean-ius on the race course, look no additional than Springfield, Ore.’s Truett Hanes–a 2:42 marathoner in denims. The 28-year-old has accomplished three marathons carrying his blue denim–dipping underneath three hours every time–and one 50K ultramarathon, which he completed in lower than 5 hours. Hanes clocked his private finest of two:42:50 ultimately weekend’s Austin Marathon, however goals to proceed reducing that quantity.
Hanes says he’s by no means been a fan of carrying tights to run, and started operating in denims in 2023. “Why waste time switching out of them into shorts once I may simply put on denims for all the things?” he instructed Canadian Working. “I consider that if in case you have a robust thoughts and an ready physique, then you’ll be able to run simply nice regardless of the apparel.”
Whereas there isn’t a Guinness World Document for quickest marathon in denims, the report for quickest marathon dressed as a rancher is 2:42:14, held by Calgary’s Justin Kurek. Hanes says the group solely permits world report apparel makes an attempt on the London Marathon, the place it’s based mostly, and hopes to set the report at this yr’s race.
“Whereas I did simply benefit from the exercise and wackiness of operating in denims, The Good Jean NYC linked with me and had the concept of getting me into the New York Metropolis Marathon and elevating cash for charity whereas doing so,” he stated. “Then all of it clicked for me–I can do two issues I really like directly: push myself bodily in an unconventional method and lift cash to assist others.”
Within the final 4 months, the Good Jean has donated US$15,000 to fund analysis on discovering a treatment for a number of sclerosis (MS) and to assist the Miracle Basis, a non-profit group working to assist orphans in India and the U.S.
Hanes admitted he has two main targets along with his coaching: construct muscle and endurance. “My common coaching week, once I’m not coaching for world information, is seven days per week on the fitness center and 70 miles per week operating,” he stated. “If I’m already in denims, then I’ll gladly carry or run in them, but when I’m carrying sweatpants, then I’ll exercise in sweatpants. Not terribly upset both method, the work will get accomplished no matter what I’m carrying.”
The athlete additionally answered the burning query: no, he faces no points with chafing within the denim pants. On marathon race days, Hanes will lather on Salty Britches anti-chafing cream, however except for underwear, he wears no further layers beneath.
“I began operating as a child,” Hanes stated. “My dad is an endurance athlete, so he would have my brother and me run with him way back to I can bear in mind. I ran my first half-marathon once I was eight, and my first marathon once I was 13, with a time of three:30. I needed to be 16 to enroll, so my dad solid my age to ensure that me to compete.”
On his mission to dip underneath two hours and half-hour, Hanes has a 2025 schedule chock-full of marathon occasions. He’s set to toe the road on the Boston and Eugene marathons, each in April, in addition to the Huntsville Marathon in September and the NYC Marathon in November. He additionally will race in a yard extremely in Could and the Leadville 100-miler in August.
On Feb. 2, Hanes demolished the Guinness World Document for probably the most pull-ups in 24 hours–beating the mark of 9,250, with six hours to spare. However he stored going, and known as it a day at 10,001 pull-ups in 22 hours. “I held the report again in 2023 for a single day by doing 8,100 reps, and it was beat by 500 reps,” he stated. “This time round, I wished to depart no query, so 10,000 was the purpose.”
For coaching, he recorded 130,000 pull-ups over six months–averaging to greater than 700 reps per day. “All it takes is consistency and an absolute certainty that it doesn’t matter what occurs, regardless of the ache degree or how inconvenient it’s, I’d by no means give up,” he stated. “Simply preserve doing pull-ups, preserve operating and also you’ll get higher. How a lot better relies upon completely on how a lot you’re prepared to sacrifice. For me? It was all the things aside from my spouse, my household and my canine.”
