Staten Island man who lost nearly 200 pounds will be running the NYC Marathon

Fuente: New York Post

This year’s NYC Marathon carries a lot of personal weight for Joe Macklin — who’s running after losing a jaw-dropping 190 pounds. The 432-pound Staten Islander realized he needed to make a change to his own life after he learned that an acquaintance had lost theirs. “In September of 2024, a friend of a friend, who was very heavy, ended up passing away,” Macklin, 25, who now weighs 240 pounds, told The Post on Friday from the pickleball court at St.