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18 minute miles for 40 days. It boggles the mind. Keep in mind the average walker does 20 minute miles so it is barely faster than walking but still, 40 days.
by ck2 11y ago
18 minute miles for 40 days. It boggles the mind.
Keep in mind the average walker does 20 minute miles so it is barely faster than walking but still, 40 days. I've done marathons and I wouldn't walk for 40 days unless my life depended on it.
This story reminds me of that one guy with an actual "superpower". He has the genetics where his muscles can actually burn lactic acid as fuel. So he has impossible endurance. Dean Karnazes - has run 350 miles in 80 hours (13 minute miles). He's done 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days.
- MaybiusStrip 11y agoNot to diminish Dean Karnazes' feat, but you might be interested to find out someone recently did 50 Ironman races in 50 days (http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/50-ironmans-in-50-days-in-50-states http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/50-ironmans-in-...). An Ironman includes a 2.4 mile swim and a 100 mile bike ride in addition to a full-length marathon.
- ck2 11y agoThat actually does diminish his feat. An ironman each day as a workout. Just imagine that. Wow.
- whatusername 11y agoIf you haven't heard the story before -- I'm a big fan of Cliff Young: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/10/a-61-year-old-potato-farmer-once-won-one-of-the-worlds-most-grueling-athletic-competitions/ http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/10/a-61-year-ol...
- djhn 11y agoLactate is used as a fuel - by everyone. It's all actually really interesting: TCA cycle (a.k.a Krebs cycle) in the muscle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid_cycle and kind of also Cory cycle (which involves the liver) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cori_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cori_cycle