10 World running records that make us amazed and amazed

Many people think that world records are all about the fastest runners - but that's not always true. Here are 10 running world records that will surprise you and want to return to the running shoes that have been tucked away for a long time.

1. 607 consecutive marathon times

Ricardo Abad Martinez is the man who holds this astonishing record. Marathon is believed to require extensive physical and psychological preparation, which means a lot of time for training. Ricardo broke this belief by running 607 consecutive marathons in 500 days while still working 8 hours per day at the factory.

2. The oldest long distance runner

Fauja Singh, also known as Turban Tornado, achieved this title at the age of 100. He started running marathons professionally when he was 89 years old. When he was 101 years old, Singh participated in his last running race in Hong Kong. In his running career, Singh completed a total of 9 races in New York, Toronto and London.

3. The longest running distance in the world

The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race with a route length of approximately 4,989 km gives this title. Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk finished this race in 41 days, 8 hours, 16 minutes and 29 seconds. Interestingly, Schwerk decided to keep running just to complete the distance of up to 5,000 km.

4. The best ladder runner

As if running down the street wasn't challenging enough, Cristian Riedll took part in a ladder race and won the world record for 13,145 meters of stairs. Within 12 hours, Riedll ran up the stairs Frankfurt's Tower 185, and then took the elevator to descend 71 times.

5. Run on the longest rope to the highest height

Freddy Nock is probably the only person brave enough for this kind of running record. Rather than admiring the view of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, he decided to run on the cable car ropes he had climbed earlier to reach the top. And he didn't need a balancing stick either.

6. Runner of four deserts

Not one, but four of the most extreme wilderness: Atacama, Gobi, Sahara, and Antarctica. Ryan Sandes was the first to beat this nearly impossible race. The only two other runners tough enough to keep up with Sandes are German Anne-Marie Flammersfeld and Spanish Vicente Garcia Beneito.

7. The farthest run has a record

While most runners cling to great running gear, Wayne Botha doesn't even need running shoes to break this one run. It is still quite difficult to imagine how he could run 211 km barefoot in just 24 hours. No one has ever been able to do it.

8. World record for fastest reverse run

Who said we should run forward? Xu Zhenjun didn't agree with the normal running direction. He decided that the Beijing International Marathon should be completed by running backwards. And maybe he was right, because with this backward running style, Xu finished the race in 3:43 hours, whereas most other conventional runners finished in 4 hours.

9. The longest route in 24 hours

This is a unique form of marathon. The runners are given 24 hours to run as far as they can. The most recent world record for male runners is 303,506 km by Yiannis Kouros, for female runners it is 252,205 km by Mami Kudo.

10. The most unique and highest running costume

Yes, you read that right. Running clothes can be quite tall and heavy sometimes. The 7.3 meter high Blackpool Towel shirt, weighing 17.5 kg, led David Lawrenson to win his world record for this race, even though he had to crawl over the finish line.

Hopefully, the world's best running records above will give you a little motivation to start running, remembering that all record holders start slowly but surely.

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