[NASA JPL] NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, working on Mars since January 2004, passed marathon distance in total driving on March 24, 2015, during the mission’s 3,968th Martian day, or sol. A drive of 153 feet (46.5 meters) on Sol 3968 brought Opportunity’s total odometry to 26.221 miles (42.198 kilometers). Olympic marathon distance is…
Watch 95-year-old Dr. Charles Eugster set a new age-group World Record in the indoor 200m—his age-group is 95 years and over. His new record of 55.48″ knocked a massive 2.4″ off the previous record, set by American Orville Rogers in March 2013. To learn more about Eugster, visit http://www.silvergreysportsclub.com.
Photograph by Philip L. Hillman On Tuesday, a mystery Bostonian was spotted shovelling the snow off of the iconic Boston Marathon finish line. The city had just been hammered with over 24 inches (61 cm) of snow and Philip Hillman captured the pic above from the Charlesmark Hotel on Boylston street. The mystery shoveller…
Watch this guy race a train on the London Tube from Mansion House to Cannon Street. Astute viewers will note that the train did beat the runner since it had already arrived at the next station before he made it onto the platform. However, judging from the GoPro footage there was plenty of opportunity…
Every runner has a reason. For 54-year-old Ronnie Goodman, it sets him free. Ronnie has been homeless for two years and his two passions while he looks for a place to live are painting in a rented studio every afternoon – and running every day. You can read more about Ronnie’s story at SF…
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