Run The News Phil Gore Shocks Backyard World & Meg Eckert Targets Men's 6-Day American Record

Human Performance Outliers Podcast by Zach Bitter

Sep 7, 202624:26Health

Phil Gore holds the World Best Backyard record with 119 yards (495.87 miles). In an effort to see what he could actually do, he set up a project targeting yards/hours. Meg Eckert may be the most underrated ultramarathon...

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