Rob Pope: Real Life Forest Gump Is Back!

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Sep 25, 202644:42Health

Ultra-marathon runner Rob Pope , better known as "the real-life Forrest Gump" is back with more tales of incredible feats of human endurance... and even a near death experience . In this episode, Rob talks about his late...

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