• Underwaterbob@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Yeah, the article mentions her day begins with a 3am alarm, a quick breakfast, and the taping up of blisters.

      Cool accomplishment, but it can’t have been healthy.

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        No sports world record is broken by doing what’s healthy.
        But judging by the trail ultra-marathoners I know personally, they’d be a lot less healthy if they didn’t have that hobby.
        Lots of (undiagnosed) ADHD in the sport, too.

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          3 months ago

          I suppose if you’ve got a self-destructive streak a mile wild, better to at least burn out doing something impressive.