(CNN) -- When people want to give back to their community, they typically pull out their checkbooks. 

Jayson Black decided to pull out his running shoes. 

The 28-year-old IT consultant pledged to run 26.2 miles a day for 26 days -- a total of 681.2 miles -- to raise money and awareness for the Three Square Food Bank of Southern Nevada. 

"My hopes are that people will see and hear about this epic mission and open their eyes a little bit," Black said on day eight of his challenge. "Las Vegas isn't all about the sparkling lights and big hotels and casinos. In the shadows and down the alleys that surround the Strip, people are hungry." 

The mission 

Black first came to CNN's attention through longtime iReporter Chris Morrow, who was in Las Vegas and read about his campaign. 

Black spent Thanksgiving Day on the street. 

He woke up, went to church and ran all day. After completing his daily marathon, Black came home for a Thanksgiving meal of salad and protein shakes. 

CNN iReport: 26 marathons in 26 days 

He's not complaining. He says he started this challenge to draw attention to impoverished people who go hungry on a daily basis. 

"You drive around any city in the United States, and there's always someone somewhere holding a sign or digging through a garbage can for something to eat," he says. "It's great that everyone donates a turkey at Thanksgiving, but this is something bigger than just Thanksgiving." 

An estimated 16.2% of the Southern Nevada population is considered "food insecure," meaning people do not know when or from where their next meal will come.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. How many people in Southern Nevada have food insecurity?
2. What percentage of Southern Nevada is food insecure?
3. What percentage of people in Southern Nevada don't get enough to eat?
Q2:
1. How do people usually help with food insecurity?
2. What is a common way of lending a hand to the hungry?
3. What do people most commonly do to help the hungry?
Q3:
1. Is Jayson Black doing something other than pulling out his checkbook to help the hungry?
2. Is Jayson Black choosing another method, rather than getting out his checkbook, to help feed the hungry?
3. Is Jayson Black doing something other than just giving money to the cause of food insecurity?
Q4:
1. What is Jayson Black doing to raise awareness of food insecurity?
2. What is Jayson Black doing to help feed the hungry?
3. What is Jayson Black's method for helping raise awareness of food insecurity?
Q5:
1. How is Jayson Black's daily marathon helping?
2. What is Jayson Black's marathon initiative helping with?
3. What is the utility of Jayson Black running 26.2 miles every day?
Q6:
1. How did Jayson Black's story come to CNN's attention?
2. How did Jayson Black and his initiative grab CNN's attention?
3. How did CNN learn of Jayson Black's initiative?
Q7:
1. How old is Jayson Black?
2. What is Jayson Black's age?
3. State the age of Jayson Black.
Q8:
1. What is Jayson Black's day job?
2. How is Jayson Black primarily employed?
3. What does Jayson Black primarily do for employment?
Q9:
1. How is Jayson Black juggling his work with his daily marathon?
2. How is Jayson Black handling the balance between working and his daily marathon?
3. How is it going for Jayson Black, juggling his daily run and having to work?
Q10:
1. Is his daily marathon affecting Jayson Black's home life?
2. Does running 26.2 miles every day affect the home life of Jayson Black?
3. Does his daily run have any effects on Jayson Black's life at home?
Q11:
1. Did Jayson Black get to eat any turkey at home on Thanksgiving?
2. Was there even a little bit of turkey on Jayson Black's plate come Thanksgiving day?
3. Did Jayson Black at least get some turkey on Thanksgiving day?
Q12:
1. Does Jayson Black ses hungry people often?
2. Does Jayson Black often encounter people who are food insecure?
3. Is it common for Jayson Black to see people living with food insecurity?
Q13:
1. How can Jayson Black tell that someone isn't getting enough food?
2. How is Jayson Black able to spot food insecurity?
3. What indicates to Jayson Black that someone is food insecure?
Q14:
1. Does Jayson Black harbor resentment against people who donate turkeys on Thanksgiving?
2. Does Jayson Black resent those who give away turkeys on Thanksgiving?
3. Is Jayson Black resentful of those who donate a turkey on Thanksgiving day?
Q15:
1. What does Jayson Black say about hunger and Thanksgiving?
2. What is Jayson Black's opinion of hunger on Thanksgiving day?
3. What does Jayson Black have to say about the matter of Thanksgiving and people who go hungry?
Q16:
1. What did Jayson Black eat on Thanksgiving?
2. What meal did Jayson Black have Thanksgiving Day?
3. What was on Jayson Black's plate on Thanksgiving?
Q17:
1. Is Jayson Black complaining about his Thanksgiving meal?
2. Is Jayson Black ungrateful for what he ate on Thanksgiving?
3. Does Jayson Black have complaints regarding what he had to eat on THanksgiving?
Q18:
1. Why isn't Jayson Black complaining about his THanksgiving salad and protein shake?
2. Why are there no complaints from Jayson Black regarding his Thanksgiving salad and protein shake?
3. Why doesn't it bother Jayson Black to have salad and a protein shake on Thanksgiving?
