PORT CLYDE, ME – "Forrest Gump" helped make Tom Hanks one of Hollywood's most sought-after actors, and now the movie has inspired one man to run 3,000 miles across the country and raise money at the same time.
Barclay Oudersluys is taking a well deserved rest today after he completed his journey across America Saturday.
That's one day before he was expected to finish.
The 23-year-old started on May 9 in Los Angeles and finished in Port Clyde, Maine by running 50 miles every day for about 100 days.
More than $11,000 was raised for "Steps," an organization working to end poverty around the world.
Just as fans did in the movie, people joined Oudersluys along the way, running alongside him and holding up signs in support.