Nev Schulman Moves Up Marathon Goal After Near-Fatal Crash

Nev Schulman is able to hit the street once more after breaking his neck in a near-fatal collision final month.

The “Catfish” star tells TMZ … he is on the mend after he was hit by a truck whereas driving his e-bike in Lengthy Island, NY … revealing he is set to get an X-ray subsequent week to see if his backbone has absolutely healed. If that’s the case, Nev might be allowed to take off his neck brace … which is critical if he needs to begin coaching for a marathon sooner moderately than later.

Whereas Nev admits he nonetheless has lots of nerve ache and discomfort in his arms and arms … he is decided to finish 26.2 miles within the close to future.

In actual fact, moderately than run the Honolulu Marathon in December, which was his authentic plan, Nev is now planning to take part within the NYC Marathon in November.

Per Nev, an excellent good friend — an athlete who occurs to be blind — reached out to him and requested him to run as his information for the street race. His good friend is already tremendous understanding about his state of affairs … noting they will take their time — even when it means jogging slowly or strolling.

As Nev put it … his purpose is solely to finish the marathon — particularly since this complete expertise has taught him that you simply should not waste time.

He credit his spouse, Laura Perlongo, for getting him by way of this ordeal.

Regardless of the acute nature of his accident, Nev tells us his e-bike continues to be intact … at the moment ready for him at his dad’s home.

Surprisingly, Nev is not deterred from driving an e-bike once more … however he plans to take extra security precautions sooner or later.