Derek Mitchell hopes to lose 250 lbs. by the end of 2015 He may have finished his first 5K of 2015 in last place, but Derek Mitchell gets a blue ribbon for spirit. The 577-lb. Missouri resident ...

Derek Mitchell has tried to compete in 5K races before. He is a 41-stone (that amounts to 245kg) man who has chosen to defy critics and take to the course one more. Last year, he tried to compete ...

Here, Runner's World checks in with Derek Mitchell. Stuffed inside a shoebox in Derek Mitchell’s bedroom in Kansas City, Missouri, are finisher’s medals and bibs from the 20 5Ks, two 10Ks ...