#JaxWalk Update By Jimmy Prosser
Y’ALL! JACK DID IT! He walked from Newport Beach, California to Tybee Island, Georgia! I think we can all agree this is an incredible thing he accomplished!
Not to mention the fact that I have known Jack for almost nine years. I worked with his overly supportive wife, Meg, for years prior to moving south to Georgia. And
remember his Coach Jimmy when Jimmy was just in diapers, and we had to find a sitter to go hang out. This has been an incredible journey for Jack and everyone who
followed along. I am so happy to report he made it to Tybee safe and sound! Not that his journey was dull at any moment! So in keeping with the excitement I had to ask
him all the questions we just need answers to!
• First off: Why did you do this? “it was a dream, and I wanted to show jimmy if he dreams something he can do it.”
• How many miles did you walk? “2,841 miles.”
• How long did it take? “79 days.”
• Where did you sleep? “mostly on the side of the road, but also cemeteries, churches, and 7 hotels and airbnb’s.”
• How many pairs of shoes did you go through? “5 pair.”
• Most miles walked per day? “65.”
• Least amount of miles walked in a day? “two days of zero miles, I needed a new cart, and a thunderstorm.”
• Average miles walked per day? “36. the goal was a marathon a day, 26 miles.”
• How many steps? “5,296,833 at the finish.”
• How many showers did you get? “7 in 79 days.”
• How frequently did the police stop you? “a lot more in the west than the east, border patrol, everyone was friendly and helpful, and I appreciated being lit up in the
desert, it gave me someone to talk to.”
• Which state residents stopped and offered assistance the most? “new mexico, everyone offered me a ride, water, food, or cash.”
• Biggest delays: “the first cart. my sister-in-law drove 10 hours to bring me a new
cart with air filled tires. I popped four sets in the desert. I met a man named victor
who gave me his number, I ordered tires from the home depot, texted victor, he picked
them up and drove them to me.”
• Worst weather? “texas, and the dry heat in the arizona desert.”
• Worst smelling thing you came across? “chicken trucks and a dead otter.”
• The worst terrain you crossed? “desert.”
• Excluding lost wages, approximately what did this walk cost you? “$5,000+.”
• Would you do it again? “absolutely.”
• Is it a record? “still waiting on guinness, no title #prohobo.”
• What’s next? “run a marathon.” he also mentioned riding a bull in a rodeo
• Biggest must have/equipment? “wife meg, and coach jimmy.”
• Must have physical equipment? “cart, tent, camera, gps, solar panels, batteries, wifi
hotspot, and beacon locator. Beacon was registered to me with the national guard, and
if I pressed a button they would come get me in an emergency.”
• How much planning? “buttload, years, and then I buckled down one year with
planning and training.”
• Any injuries? “left leg swelled up and I almost had to call it quits in california but
walked through it. knees hurt. lost a ton of weight, ate all day long and couldn’t keep
it on.”
• “I witnessed first-hand the kindness and generosity across the USA.”
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Jack left California on March 1st, 2019, and made it to Tybee on May 18th, 2019
where he was greeted by Tybee, his amazing wife of eight years, Meg, his son/ coach
Jimmy, and his mother, Sandy. Jack, Meg, and Jimmy all hail from Royal Oak Michigan
just north of Detroit, check him out on Facebook or his website JaxWalk.com.
Ok, and the Mohawk. I asked Meg about it and she said, “That’s just Jack, he rocks it.
He had one in our wedding pictures.”
Again, Congratulations, we are all so proud of you! Can’t wait for your next big
adventure!
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