A marathon a day for a year...

[MG1968]

Vegans powered by raw food complete year of daily marathons - Telegraph

A couple in their 60s have finished running a marathon each day, every day, for the past year.

The pair ate up to 30 bananas each a day as they completed a trek of almost 10,000 miles around Australia.

The couple, both raw vegans from New Zealand, ended their journey with an extra marathon to their home in Melbourne at 5am on New Year's Day to set the world record.

Janette Murray-Wakelin, 64, and Alan Murray, 68, rose at 4am each day and ran 366 consecutive marathons with no days off, covering almost 10,000 miles as they ran around the Australia mainland and the island state of Tasmania.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

I'm never going to Australia.

 

[hmanvolfan]

Those folks are crazy.

 

[volfanbill]

I'm planning on running two halves, one full and one half tri this year. Thought that was ballsy. I feel like a wuss now.

 

[YankeeVol]

I'm doing at least 2 fulls this year. That's impressive

 

[volfanbill]

I'm doing at least 2 fulls this year. That's impressive

Yeah, if you were a real runner like these old fogies you could've just run all the way to Alaska.

 

[hmanvolfan]

Yeah, if you were a real runner like these old fogies you could've just run all the way to Alaska.

Pulling a trailer behind him. lilz!

 

[Velo Vol]

Those folks are crazy.

Yes. Even if they have no physical issues at all that's got to become really boring.

 

[DocVOLiday]

Yes. Even if they have no physical issues at all that's got to become really boring.

Maybe they "just felt like running" ala Forrest

 

[wildnkrazykat]

Pulling a trailer behind him. lilz!

Beat me to it

 

[YankeeVol]

Yeah, if you were a real runner like these old fogies you could've just run all the way to Alaska.

And back actually

 

[kiddiedoc]

That's just unbelievable.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I don't even understand how that's really possible.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Yes. Even if they have no physical issues at all that's got to become really boring.

This.

It's actually the biggest issue I have with running for exercise; I don't ever really have a problem with the actual physical exercise, but I get bored with it. I go through phases where I'm rather gung-ho about it, then after a month or so I have to switch to something else like elliptical or biking for a while.

 

[kiddiedoc]

This.

It's actually the biggest issue I have with running for exercise; I don't ever really have a problem with the actual physical exercise, but I get bored with it. I go through phases where I'm rather gung-ho about it, then after a month or so I have to switch to something else like elliptical or biking for a while.

I have trouble motivating myself to get on the elliptical, or even the treadmill for very long. Much of why I run has to do with the stress release and positive energy I feel from just getting outside, listening to good music, and letting everything go for a while. I can survive an occasional 30 minutes indoor if there is a good game to watch, but that's about it.

 

[Spartacavolus]

Doesn't sound fun in the least bit.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

eating all of those bananas cant be good for you

 

[volinbham]

eating all of those bananas cant be good for you

said no monkey ever

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Bananas have radiation. If I ate two bananas in a day, id be sitting on the toilet for half it. These people are going to have a heart of a horse but die of radiation poisoning

 

[kiddiedoc]

Bananas have radiation. If I ate two bananas in a day, id be sitting on the toilet for half it. These people are going to have a heart of a horse but die of radiation poisoning

Actually, you would have to eat about 1 million bananas a year to reach the clearly dangerous exposure of 100 mSv/year. Even at 30 bananas a day, that's only 1% of the way there.

 

[kiddiedoc]

http://xkcd.com/radiation/

This is an interesting chart