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How Far Can A Human Run In One Day? | Pushing Limits

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Aleksandr Sorokin ran 198.6 miles, the equivalent of nearly eight marathons, in a single day. We talked to the athletes and scientists pushing the limits of human endurance to find out why that's so hard to do.

It turns out six variables have to be perfectly aligned to break a distance-running world record. They include a metric called VO₂ max, cutting-edge footwear, and the athlete's mindset. We looked at all of them.

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00:00 - Intro

01:16 - VO₂ Max

05:06 - Form

08:38 - Footwear

13:04 - Fuel

17:00 - Environment

20:05 - The Mind

24:17 - How Far Can a Human Run?

27:38 - Credits

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