The Running Man

[sligoman]

Pondering life on his 30th birthday and finding something lacking, Dean Karnazes staggered home from a night out drinking with friends, put on his gardening shoes and went for a run. A 30-mile (48-km) run. All night.

When he survived that, he set his sights on a 100-mile (160-km) race. Then 135 miles (217 km). Then 199 miles (320 km). Then a marathon at the South Pole. Last summer he completed 262 miles (422 km) non-stop.

"I wanted to see if I could make it 10 marathons without stopping," he said. "It took me 75 hours and the conditions were really tough; it rained for about 20 hours of that."

Now 42 and running a natural foods company in San Francisco, Karnazes has just written a book called "Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050324/80/fexxz.html

[Risteard]

Thought this thread was gonna be about Arnies only good film
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but one hell of a film.

[Gareth]

And a cracking Stephen King book. I am currently reading The Bachman books again. Rage, The Long Walk, Roadworks and The Running Man. Read them, they are great!!

[shedite]

Quite not as impressive is the guy from Douglas, Cork who ran around lough derg 3 times in a row (equivilent to 3 marathons) without stopping.

[davey]

And a cracking Stephen King book. I am currently reading The Bachman books again. Rage, The Long Walk, Roadworks and The Running Man. Read them, they are great!!

The Long Walk is brilliant! Always thought it would make a great film

[Fair_play_boy]

Quite not as impressive is the guy from Douglas, Cork who ran around lough derg 3 times in a row (equivilent to 3 marathons) without stopping.When was this? Who was it?