\n\t\t\tJeremy Renner has been steadily picking up the pace of his life just a little over a year since a devastating accident nearly took his life.
\nThe Oscar-nominated actor has been holed up in Pittsburgh filming his Paramount+ hit series Mayor of Kingstown, while also just announcing that he\u2019s joining the cast of the upcoming film Knives Out 3.
\nOn top of filling up his acting schedule, Renner says that upon returning to Los Angeles he\u2019ll begin writing a book, \u201cbecause I have nothing else to do with my life,\u201d he says half joking.
\nMost important perhaps for the Hurt Locker actor, he\u2019s improving at running, months after being told by doctors that he may never return to walking. His viral social media posting, filmed 10 months after the accident, in which the actor\u00a0 skipping down his driveway then sprinting back up became a worldwide inspiration and also helped make him the face of Brooks Running\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Run There\u201d campaign.
\n\u201cEvery time I tell a story, I get a little it\u2019s pretty emotional, because it\u2019s something that I didn\u2019t plan on doing,\u201d Renner says. \u201cNobody planned on it ever happening for me, and only in reflection, can I really feel how much hope it gave me that day. It became something I posted and it\u2019s become pretty popular, even with Brooks, who saw what a great moment it was.\u201d<\/p>\n
From Near Death to Brooks Running Spokesman
\nJeremy Renner\u2019s feet-driven feat\u2014and motivational partnership with Brooks\u2014came nearly a year after a long and painful recovery process following his Jan. 1, 2023 snow plow accident. Renner was crushed by a 7-ton Sno-Cat after he tried to help his nephew out of the snow near his Lake Tahoe home. The accident shattered 38 bones, popped his eyeball out of its socket, and required countless surgeries. \u201cMy body\u2019s half metal,\u201d he says.\u00a0 \u201cThere\u2019s limitations to certain things, but I feel stronger and faster, like I\u2019m the $6 million Man.\u201d
\nProgress he says came in tiny benchmarks The Hawkeye star and his family would set. \u201cSitting up was a milestone,\u201d he says. During his recovery, Renner recalls Brooks sending him some shoes to try out\u2014the brand\u2019s Ghost model\u2014while getting back into his physical flow. \u201cI would just wear them around the house at the time, because I wasn\u2019t too mobile,\u00a0but they felt good on my joints when I was working out.\u201d
\nRenner would rely on free weights and and an assisted treadmill during his recovery. However, last October, Renner stepped outside and gave outdoor running a try. The result: He was able to shuffle his way down the driveway and then make a run back to the top. It was a milestone even he wasn\u2019t totally prepared for.
\n\u201cI went from being on my deathbed, to being told I wouldn\u2019t walk, to then sprinting up my driveway, in their shoes,\u201d he recalls. \u201cSo a few months later, [Brooks] put together this, \u201cLet\u2019s run There\u201d campaign, and asked if I wanted to be a part of it. It became pretty congruent with my attitude and recovery.\u201d
\nBrooks Running\/Aisha McAdams
\nA New Outlook for Jeremy Renner
\nRenner would eventually like to elevate his running goals to include short-burst sprints as well as distance (\u201cI hope they make sprinting shoes with the spikes because I\u2019m trying to work toward that,\u201d he says). On set, he\u2019s seen his physical strength improve significantly these days as opposed to when he first returned.
\n\u201cI know only in the beginning of filming a little dicey,\u201d he admits. \u201cThere was a lot of people who had to help me, but by the end of the show, I was doing pretty great.\u201d
\nAlthough his recovery has been quicker than many expected, Renner still knows there\u2019s a long road ahead of him. He says he still needs to regain a significant amount of muscle and strength he lost due to months of being bedridden. And like running, a big part of the process is getting back that mind-muscle connection. \u201cHaving to retrain my brain how to move and walk properly up and downhill has been really important,\u201d \u00a0he says.
\nLife is speeding up again for Renner, but this time, he vows not to let it overwhelm him to the point of overlooking what\u2019s become the most important elements of his life\u2014his family and his health.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t give too much attention to the busyness of life or career or other things I may have given time to,\u201d he says. \u201cThat\u2019s a bigger shift. I\u2019ve learned to finally clean up the white noise we all tend to collect in life.\u201d
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