YouTube star Kyle Forgeard of Nelk Boys fame successfully completed a 100-mile marathon for charity, raising $330K for cancer research along with a massive donation from Drake.
Kyle’s ambitious fundraiser began on January 21, 2025 and ended the next day on January 22. The content creator was determined to run 100 miles without stopping, starting in Area 51 and ending in Las Vegas.
The goal of the stream was to raise money for the HunterSeven Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Providence, Rhode Island that aims to prevent and detect cancer in veterans of the United States military.
Kyle was joined by a large group of his friends and fellow content creators as he made his way across Nevada, followed by a medical van driving on the shoulder of the road for safety.
Their viral broadcast even caught the attention of the local police, who ‘stream sniped’ the group during their run to check in on them. Kyle’s dad joined in on the event, too, along with ultra-marathon runner and influencer Andrew Glaze.
Nelk Boys’ Kyle runs 100-mile marathon for charity
As the sun set and Kyle donned high-visibility gear, Canadian rapper Drake dropped a $150K donation into the Tiltify campaign, earning a round of applause from those running alongside him.
“Drake, shoutout bro,” Kyle said as he jogged along the roadside. “Thank you, that means a lot, bro.”
With 50 miles left in the marathon, Kyle stopped to get assessed at the medical van. He stopped again at about 80 miles in, complaining of pain in his legs.
Despite the physical toll on his body, Kyle got back out on the road and completed the marathon on January 22, successfully raising $280K.
“You put your mind to something, you can f**kin’ do it,” the YouTuber said. “This is proof. I was a professional alcoholic. I still am, technically. I just ran 100 miles. So if I can do it, you can do it.”
At the time of writing, Kyle’s fundraiser has reached over $330K, surpassing its initial $250K goal by over $82,000.
This is the latest impressive physical feat from an influencer for charity to go viral after a German broadcaster raised $3,000 for ‘Loot for the World’ by biking 300 kilometers in 24 hours.
