▲ 248 ▼ 2,189 Miles, 40 Days, and 3 Showers: How Tara Dower Destroyed the Appalachian Trail Speed Record (sports.yahoo.com) submitted 2 years ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 62 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Yeah, the article mentions her day begins with a 3am alarm, a quick breakfast, and the taping up of blisters. Cool accomplishment, but it can't have been healthy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] superkret@feddit.org 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) No sports world record is broken by doing what's healthy. But judging by the trail ultra-marathoners I know personally, they'd be a lot less healthy if they didn't have that hobby. Lots of (undiagnosed) ADHD in the sport, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago I suppose if you've got a self-destructive streak a mile wild, better to at least burn out doing something impressive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] superkret@feddit.org 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) No sports world record is broken by doing what's healthy. But judging by the trail ultra-marathoners I know personally, they'd be a lot less healthy if they didn't have that hobby. Lots of (undiagnosed) ADHD in the sport, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago I suppose if you've got a self-destructive streak a mile wild, better to at least burn out doing something impressive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago I suppose if you've got a self-destructive streak a mile wild, better to at least burn out doing something impressive. permalink fedilink source parent