Running a marathon, one mile every hour 

There are a lot of "I did this for a day..." or "I tried this for a month..." videos on RU-vid and this one kicks all their asses.

imagine you’re running a marathon and as you cross the finish line you see this guy already finished, building a table

Q: "Dad was I an accident?" A: "Nope, you re a product of a crazy Marathon!"

I tried the half version of this. The block around my house is also 1 mile. Yesterday I got up at 7am and did two laps(2 miles). Then at the top of each hour, I did a loop. In between loops, same as your example, I completed as many projects on my to do list as I could. The plan was to see how many things I could accomplish while covering the distance of a half marathon. 13.1 miles. It took me 11 hours with 2 laps on the front and back end. By the end of the day, I took care of yard work, cleaned the garage, vacuumed, swept, and mopped the floors, cleaned the bathrooms, finished all the laundry, etc. I even prepped dinner so it would be ready in time. The last few miles was a bit of a grind. It was 102 degrees outside (July in Texas) so the heat made it interesting. Beau, I like your style. Thank you for the inspiration.

meanwhile, I'm amazed that his block is a perfect mile

His kids will never live this down. "I used to run marathons and do chores at the same time!"

I honestly thought he was just going to run really, really, slowly.

As a major procrastinater, this level of productivity hurts my very being.

"10 minutes?, 8 minutes? What about 4?" Ha Ha... Man I have said these exact words. Great work with this video.

"getting up is horrible" everyone agreed

This is the most productive mid-life crisis ever!

Saw the shorts version of this and felt like I had just watched a trailer for a movie. Came over for the full thing and was not disappointed. This has empowered me to get off my phone and just see what I can get done in the next hour

This is the opposite of clickbait, bonus content

"Been meaning to do that for two years!" ... "Took 10 minutes. Bloody amazing"

This went from “Good for you!” gradually to *”...are you on crack?”*

-Teacher: *You have 8 weeks for all these assignments and major tasks, manage your time well!* -8weeks pass -Me the day before assignments due:

"Well, unless you're hunting for food or making a baby, there's no real point to anything." Dude, you're my favorite philosopher.

yes police, hes running by my house again...this is the 26th time today.

IDK why this is on recommended over a year later when it should have been recommended last year

As a retired 63 yr old, I wondered what I'd do with the rest of life. Now I know. I wanna be like Beau when I grow up. Dude looks awesome with or without beard!

I’m watching someone be productive while I’m laying on my bed

So this is what minecraft would be like in real life

“My mind is going a mile an hour” - Micheal G. Scott

As a runner I would LOVE to have a perfectly flat mile loop.

When I first clicked on the video I thought he was going to run a marathon at 1mph

This is like cleaning your room by playing with everything you’re cleaning.

"I'm a good idiot" Yep. And so say most of us. Something very Aussie about that. Enjoyed the film. Congrats.

This is incredible. I went to summer camp where this man was a legendary counselor. That was years ago, and he just wound up in my recommendeds. A fantastic thing to see a great person doing well! Hope to see you at camp again one day, Beaudy!

This guy was more productive in 24 hours than I’ve been my entire life.

"I feel like a ghost" - what an absolutely perfect way to express that feeling

I'm not sure why this was in my youtube recommended but this was such a great idea and well crafted video.

Got inspired and just finished a half version of this 7am-7pm, I'm not a runner so my legs and abs are pretty stiff and sore now.... but well worth it. The dog joined me for 6 of those miles. As for the jobs; I also stained my fence with old sump oil, cut my hair, caulked and painted my kitchen island, oiled my cutting board, mowed the grass, got a motorcycle registered, welded up a metal rack, vacuumed the house, and setup the patio furniture. I had more on my list, but I'm pretty happy with that. Thanks for the inspiration

Three or four minutes ago I was- just slipping into a very deep sleep, and then... The alarm went. So I've gone from being on the verge of real subconscious and lusting for sleep as well, and now I couldn't be any more alive. What a surreal kind of thing really; Running around your block with no torch. Moons out. I feel like a ghost. I can see the barn, twinkling away with it's one light on- what a beautiful beacon to run back to. (Woah, pothole, Jesus)(Almost did an ankle) The man's a poet as well.

This guy is having a manic episode on RU-vid and we are just cheering on his madness, lol.

This would be an awesome tradition, maybe every year during soltace. Getting things done, and doing lots of running.

Beau! I saw this video seven or eight months ago shortly after reading a Malcom Gladwell book that discussed the idea of marginal difference/accomplishing goals in increments. I decided that I would try your 'marathon' the following weekend since I had let a lot of little projects build up (and naturally put them off far too long). Since then, I've run one of your 'marathons' (or sometimes just a half marathon during the daylight) at least once a month! It's always the most productive time of my life. Thanks for the idea! I also saw your video on a junk paddle and decided to try that too--it only needs one more coat of polyurethane and it'll be done! You're an inspiration to many!

When you fixed and hung that picture and said, “I’ve been meaning to do that for a year; and it was a 10 minute job” (or something to that effect) that really struck a chord with me. I’ve been depressed and anxiety riddled since my husband and several pets died these past two years. I use to love to do crafts and make a variety of different wood projects; but strayed away from them since my depression took hold. This past week I’ve done several small projects (looking for ideas on RU-vid) and it’s probably the reason this was in my recommended feed. Getting done even a small project has already helped my depression. I have a lot of physical medical problems, so I can’t run as far as you did; however, you’ve inspired me to do my own version of this. *THANK YOU* for inspiring me and *congrats* on everything you accomplished!!

I watched this video at 2 AM and then I went out and ran a mile for the first time in probably 4-5 years. Feel like I'm going to die, but thanks anyway.

I’ve never understood why people throw trash out their window while driving.

17 minutes just disappeared like it was 17 seconds. SOOOOO enjoyable to watch and hugely inspiring. And the list at the end - magnificent!

Props to the cameraman for staying with him throughout the whole day

this reads like a manic episode but i’m here for it

Beau: “I’ve been storing my pumpkins and zucchinis in an old pair of pants.” Me: [nods approvingly]

Wow. The only thing I can do that he did was play monopoly, scrabble and eat bread.

I like how youtubers do 24 hour challenges but they don’t count the hours where the suns not out and then this is the first guy I’ve seen actually complete it

“Map yourself against the growth of a tree.” What poetry

This could be a new sport. Running a marathon and for every mile they should do a certain task or a challenge

Having done this a week ago I can say I feel a lot healthier and happier. I didn’t make it to the end though. I got 20 miles done, 65k steps total adding the work in between running, and I fell asleep before I could finish. I’ll complete the challenge sometime in the next 6 months with more training before doing it.

"not bad for a dickhead" - okay now I'm hooked

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There was a lot of axe swinging in this film and combined with an urgency to achieve multiple tasks, running 26 miles and extreme fatigue none the less. I would have been dead or at the very least fingerless.

A special kind of human indeed. When I wake up tired for work and think I cant be bothered, I have Beau's ghost calling me daft and telling me how I'm wasting a day. Thanks mate! You literally motivate me every day. From making my bed or baking bread, to the more difficult things, he is an inspiration. Thanks mate. I owe you more than you can ever know.

I think I'd keep the power tools in the first half, and something like painting in the last.

Imagine looking out your window once every hour for a day and seeing him running by every time

This guy is like Bear Grylls and Wallace from Wallace and Grommit combined

I cannot do the 24 miles, but I do love a 6x6x6! 6am running 6 miles and doing 6 tasks. I'm doing it for the second time this Sunday. Thanks for the wonderful 💡

This guy probably uses a trident and sword for a knife and fork

You’ve succeeded in making me feel like a lazy piece of garbage. Well done sir

You inspired me my man - I did my own half marathon version while in between each hour, I cooked, cleaned, chopped wood, made a fire, wrote part of a blog, and a few other minor tasks. Most productive day ever! Cheers

This may very well be my favorite video on the Internet. Saw this a few years ago, and it really did put things in motion. Thanks for your inspiration brother, you’re bloody brilliant.

“She was hot. Haha” I died. Good stuff

-"My mind is going a mile an hour" -"Really? That fast?" Michael Scott, The Office

"Make a baby??" "Yeah should we do that? 10min? 8min? How about 4?" That's so funny dude keep it up

As a depressed 24 year old I don't understand at all where this guy gets his energy from 😶 but I strive to be this active and productive one day, he's very inspiring

This is what happens the first time you take an adderol

This video is somehow the most inspirational things I've ever seen. My perspective on life was changed more in these 17 minutes than at any other point in my almost 17 years of life. This video has encouraged me to want to live my life so much more productively and to appreciate the small milestones in life. to anyone reading this, good luck on your marathon of life and I hope you run it well.

I don’t think anyone can ever legitimately use the excuse “I’m too busy” ever again....except for maybe this guy.

I knew this guy was going crazy once I saw him mowing the grass at night.

Nobody: Dads at 4am on a Saterday: 10:04

Watching this as I lay in bed for the third straight hour

This is an just a typical tuesday for a tweaker.

Best video I've seen in a long time. 15:52 is such a great philosophy on life. And I genuinely laughed at the drastic appearance change without even acknowledging it. 😂

this guy seems like he could cure cancer on a whim

This video should just be titled “Chores on cocaine”

This is, without a shadow of doubt one of the best pieces of content I’ve ever seen.

This video is easily one of my overall favorites on the entirety of RU-vid. And I spend a lot of time on this darn website. I come back to this once a year, probably. Never disappoints. Reminds me of what I'd like to be more like. If that makes sense. This man is an inspiration.

Beau .. we (my wife, myself, Noah aged 17 and Matilda aged 10 .. who has messaged you b4) have just replicated yr 24hr marathon with jobs and raised nearly £2,000 for UK mental health charity. We loved it and tried to mirror the type of jobs you undertook on our small farm. Thank you

Letting your ADHD go for 24 hours straight right here

"Yes officer, now he is mowing the lawn. Yes I know it's 3 am."

The amazing thing about this is that this scale of experimentation is something most any of us could do. Most of us have the weekend - a Saturday for doing absolutely anything we’d like and a Sunday for recuperating. But more in general, I just think this inspires me to be more free to do anything my mind even thinks of. It’s just really inspiring seeing Beau doing these experiments and adventures. Really reminds you just how free we can be with the time we have.

I've watched one documentary of Beau's everyday for the past 4 days and he seems to be such a pure human. Not a superhuman, but a raw, human, human. He builds things, maintains things, connects easily and wholesomely with others, creates grand dreams and makes them a reality; not only through his execution but the filming and sharing of them with the world, for free. One thing about his endurance feats, that is truly inspiring, his how he finds a way to endure, seemingly, intense suffering and discomfort with grace and often gratitude. He seems to have an unshakable determination and an indomitable mind and will that makes his adventures so compelling. It echos the core of the human spirit: chasing horizons, pushing personal limits, returning home with an epic story to tell and a perspective transformed, and most importantly not taking oneself so seriously that you can't enjoy a beer on the side of the road, (edit) and second most importantly whether your on an African beach or sleeping in your gum tree, there's never a reason to not brush your teeth. Cheers Beau, thanks for sharing all this with us

This called me lazy in every language

"People should go and plant trees" Mr.beast: Hold my fundraiser

In the end, this is just Beau's experimental method for conceiving the most superhuman, hyperactive, megaproductive child in history.

I am so going to do this. Probably tomorrow though.

Took me a while to stumble across this, but well worth it, what a brilliantly created short film.

Meth head: "Right on. Seems like a great idea. I'm gonna do it."

You’ve inspired me to do this once a month. Get all my errands out of the way, get some exercise. Doing 10 hours/miles instead of a whole day but still this is a cool way of doing things

When u just started a new world on Minecraft so you explore the whole map, plant a farm, and begin 20 projects all at once.

Did this guy really added made a baby into his completed projects 😂

This guy is more productive in 24 hours than me throughout my entire life

I always watch this video every couple of months because its so wholesome and inspiring. Thanks beau, you're one of my favourite creators on this platform.

"half of this should be your day all the time" I spend half the day trying to wake up/ feel alert and the other half trying to sleep

It’s interesting that everything is measured in metric except the mile an hour.

The "made a baby" on the completed tasks though 😂 if that's true then congrats man

This guy's level of willpower and resilience is something I look up to, and I hope that by the time I'm his age I'll also be able to willingly push myself to the very limit without giving up. Thank you for being a role model man.

I’m so glad this video has finally come onto RU-vid’s recommended. It deserves to blow up.

“The beers they drink on their way home” answers his following questions.

I feel personally attacked for having this video recommended to my lazy ass And I kinda like it.

We'll, that's just empowered my day for sure.. just without doing the marathon part.. Has to be said, I did a renovation on my property, took me almost 2 years to do it all myself, but the day by day improvement is noticed, and so thought provoking with the sense of achievement at the end. So good to see other people with determination, when other people are so happy to usually criticise your efforts. Keep it up! You bloody champion 🏆