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Re:Nike’s Two Hour Marathon Attempt by appleiigs on Friday December 15, 2017 @03:28PM (#15934798)
Ok cool. Thanks for the information.

But just to address the original comments: "It's a little insulting to marathon runners to claim this is a 'marathon' IMO.".... We do consider the Boston Marathon to be a marathon, right?

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Re:Nike’s Two Hour Marathon Attempt by gamblor956 on Friday December 15, 2017 @03:49PM (#15934966)
They're different types of marathon.

Boston is a real marathon, run on a hilly course in whatever the weather is on the day of the race. This has meant rainstorms, 80+ degree weather, and everything in between.

Nike's WR attempt is an experimental marathon, run on a track shielded from the wind, on a date and time chosen based on the temperature, cloud cover, and wind forecasts to be ideal for human long-distance performance running.

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