Setting Ultramarathon Records at 75 Years Old with Michael Koppy

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Jul 21, 202600:30:51Sports & Recreation

Michael Koppy is a 75-year-old ultrarunner and retired engineering professor from northern Minnesota who is still breaking records in endurance sports. Over the past decade, he's completed two fastest known times (FKTs)...

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