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Man Runs 2:46 Marathon In Flip Flops
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Rmoney and Lyin' Ryan rolled into one!
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/pulse/201210/man-runs-246-marathon-flip-flops-runners-world
Keith Levasseur ran Saturday's Baltimore Marathon in 2:46:58 while wearing flip flops. Levasseur will file paperwork with the Guinness Book of World Records to have the feat acknowledged as a world record for a marathon in flip flops....
"Many friends have asked if I'll do it again and my answer has been a resounding 'no,'" Levasseur said. "If someone breaks the record, I will simply congratulate them."
"Many friends have asked if I'll do it again and my answer has been a resounding 'no,'" Levasseur said. "If someone breaks the record, I will simply congratulate them."
And the kicker...
By Scott Douglas
Runner's World
Runner's World
That'd be the Runner's World that foisted this upon the American public:
