92-Year-Old Man Completes His 30th Consecutive Rome Marathon
Running has been a part of Antonio Rao’s life for 80 years, and the 92-year-old Italian man has no plans of stopping anytime soon. This year, he completed his 30th consecutive Rome marathon in under seven hours. If you need some extra motivation to get up off the couch and go for a run, just […]
88-Year-Old Finishes 26-Mile Marathon, Proves Age Is Just a Number
At an age when most people struggle to move around without a cane or a crutch, 88-year-old Ploutarchos Pourliakas just completed his 12th consecutive Athens Marathon (42.195km / 26.22 miles) If you ever need a bit of extra motivation to get up off the couch and go for a jog, remember that an 88-year-old man […]
Robot Dog Becomes First Robot to Complete a Full Marathon on a Single Charge
Laibo 2, a quadruped robot developed in South Korea, has become the first robot to ever complete a full marathon on a single charge after running the 42.195-km Sangju Dried Persimmon Marathon. Developed by Professor Hwangbo Je-min and his team at the Korea Advanced Insitute of Science and Technology, Laibo 2 is an advanced quadruped […]
Woman Who Claimed Bnefits for Severe Physical Disability Was Competing in Running Marathons
A UK woman recently admitted to exaggerating her physical disability claims in order to receive bigger benefits, all the while competing in over 70 running events. Sara Morris was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2005, but four years ago she applied for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by exaggerating the extent of her symptoms in order […]
11,000 Runners Disqualified for Cheating During Mexico Marathon
11,000 runners out of the 30,000 participants at last month’s Mexico City Marathon have been disqualified by organizers for cheating by cutting out sections of the 26.2-mile course. Marathon cheating is not exactly unheard of. In fact, it occurs at almost every major event, and offenders include some of the world’s most acclaimed athletes, like […]
70-Year-Old Pensioner Has Completed Over 100 Marathons in the Last 20 Years
A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been dubbed “Super Grannie” after it was revealed that she is an avid runner, with over 100 marathons completed in the last two decades. Most people choose to take it easy after they retire, but Liaoning-based Wang Lang is definitely not one of them. She only started running at the […]
Spanish Man Runs 61 Kilometers While Confined in His Own Small Apartment
In an effort to prove that been confined or quarantined indoors during the coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for neglecting daily exercise, a Spanish athlete recently spent ten hours running a 61-kilometer marathon in the comfort of his own home. Like the vast majority of people in his country and much of Europe, Javier Castroverde, […]
Runners Compete in World’s Coldest Race at -52 Degrees Celsius
Sixteen brave runners recently gathered in the Russian village of Oymyakon, also known as the world’s pole of cold, to compete in the coldest official race in history. Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth, with temperatures constantly dropping to under -50 degrees Celsius in winter time. This place is so cold that […]
Man Runs 370 Marathons in One Year, Proves Nothing Is Impossible
For most people, running one or two full marathons a year is quite the feat, but for 33-year-old Rob Young it’s merely a short warm-up. This British superhuman did the unthinkable last year, completing a whopping 370 marathons, which basically means he ran more than one marathon per day! It all started as a silly bet with his partner Joanna […]
Elderly Couple Run a Marathon a Day for a Whole Year, Set New World Record
Most people forget their New Year resolutions within a few weeks, some can’t even make it a day. But a Melbourne couple in their 60s have completed what they set out to do, every day of last year. For the whole of 2013, Janette Murray-Wakelin, 64, and Alan Murray, 68, ran marathons every single day across […]
Guy Runs 26-Mile Marathon Backward While Juggling
Most people couldn’t run a marathon if their life depended on it, but world-record juggler Joe Salter ran the whole 26.2-mile Quad-Cities Marathon backward, while doing what he does best, juggling. 32-year old Joe Salter can practice his juggling skills pretty much anywhere. In the past, he swam a half-mile in the Gulf of Mexico, doing the backstroke […]