跑着跑着,阿甘开始理解跑步的意义,在珍妮离开后,他开始决定奔跑,“go for a little run”。而这一次“little run”就跑了整整3年2个月14天又16个小时。按照现在的说法,这简直就是一场伟大的行为艺术。不过阿甘跑步的原因只是因为他想跑,正如阿甘再次跑过密西西比河的时候,一群记者拿着话筒扛着摄像机追问阿甘:
“Sir,where are you running?
Are you doing this for world peace? Are you doing this for the homeless? Are you running for women's rights? Or for the enviroment? Why are you doing this?”