The real John Walker: Check out Man Who Spent 11 Years Walking Around The World

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 In his 45th birthday, Quebec native Jean Béliveau sought out for a walk. He crossed over Montreal's Jacque Cartier Bridge in Montreal, where he originally dreamed up the notion of escaping his life as a neon sign salesman nine months before, and kept going for 75,554 kilometers through 64 countries. He burned through 54 pairs of shoes but somehow managed to keep up his relationship along with his wife, Luce, who stayed at home while Jean spent 11 years running around the world.

Nevertheless when he returned to Canada, some criticized the walk as a self-indulgent escape from a midlife crisis as it wasn't done for a particular charity. Seven months after returning home from what is believed to be the world's longest uninterrupted circumnavigation on foot, Béliveau has been courted by publishers who desire the rights to his story. We caught up with Jean to discover more about his motivation to take an 11-year walk, how he pulled it off without losing his wife and what he's as much as now.