At his heaviest, Mark Rucker estimates he weighed 385 pounds.
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At his heaviest, Mark Rucker estimates he weighed 385 pounds.
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Rucker plays mini golf during a fateful trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in 2010. He was unable to join his daughter on any of the rides at Dollywood.
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Rucker plays mini golf during a fateful trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in 2010. He was unable to join his daughter on any of the rides at Dollywood.
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Rucker readies for his first 5K race, The Great Buffalo Chase, on July 4, 2011.
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Rucker readies for his first 5K race, The Great Buffalo Chase, on July 4, 2011.
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Rucker runs his first 10K race at a 13-minute mile pace on July 30, 2011. "I've never run cross country and this might have been the wrong time to try to learn," he joked on his blog that night.
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Rucker runs his first 10K race at a 13-minute mile pace on July 30, 2011. "I've never run cross country and this might have been the wrong time to try to learn," he joked on his blog that night.
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Rucker shows off the medal he received for completing a half marathon on October 23, 2011.
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Rucker shows off the medal he received for completing a half marathon on October 23, 2011.
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Rucker runs the Myrtle Beach Marathon on February 18 with a time of 6 hours and 13 minutes.
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Rucker runs the Myrtle Beach Marathon on February 18 with a time of 6 hours and 13 minutes.
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Mission accomplished: Rucker and his daughter ride the Sling Shot in Gatlinburg in June.
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Mission accomplished: Rucker and his daughter ride the Sling Shot in Gatlinburg in June.
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