Posted on 08/04/2019 3:32:13 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
The 48-year-old Finn just won this year’s Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. He crossed a duct-tape ribbon Friday after running more than 60 miles on each of 48 consecutive days around the same half-mile course in the Jamaica Hills neighborhood of Queens, N.Y. ...6 a.m., when the race begins and often works past midnight, when the race ends for the day.
One shoe expert replaces the heel with rubber implants, which cuts expenses for the runners who can burn through up to 20 pairs of expensive shoes during the race...
It’s about the joy of transcending your limits and applying that to your life going forward
“I’m very happy,” Mr. Aalto said, who has won the race eight times now. “I can go do other things, rather than run, run, run.”
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That style is out of favor.
Naruto running is where it’s at!
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