Slowest Marathon ever

[AlMorr]

From now on no one needs ever to worry how slow they run, especially a marathon, I have just read the slowest Marathon was "ran" by a 76 year old Japanese man, at least that was the age he finished the 'run' it took him 54 YEARS, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds in Stockholm Sweden, this was on 20th March 1967 when he ran over the finishing line.

[Hidden]

😲😲😲

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

You can read the details at "OZY Slowest marathon" the man got lost, returned to Japan and 54 years later returned to Stockholm to finish the run.

[RunaroundSue in reply to AlMorr]

Sort of reminds me of a Sunday walk with our local group. We set off from our meeting place on a fairly long drive to start the walk. One person didn't arrive, we waited a while then set off without him.

Some 8 or 9 months later he turned up on a Wednesday evening walk - instead of meeting us for the walk he had gone to Germany!

We thought he had got seriously lost, but it turned out that he received a call

en-route about a job.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to RunaroundSue]

😀

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunaroundSue]

😁

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

😲🤣😂😲

[Beatlesforever]

Wow! I don't feel so bad about my speed now 😮 that takes niko niko pace to a whole new level!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Beatlesforever]

The man got lost, returned back home and went back to Sweden to complete the run 54 years later.

[Beatlesforever in reply to AlMorr]

Oh wow, that's an amazing story 😊

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Wow! I’m going to read about it now!

Did you go and spy on your local parkrun?

Edit - ah I understand now 🤣

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

This morning I walked the course of my home parkrun, yesterday I ran this weeks not parkrun near to where I live

[RunaroundSue]

If only he could have knocked off that last .3 seconds

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to RunaroundSue]

Yes, pity about those 3 seconds, probably cost him a medal

[misswobble Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

😃

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to RunaroundSue]

That's the ultimate "in slow Japanese Running 🏃🏾 "

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Wow that’s slow, i could have probably kept up with him

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yes indeed W&S, apparently he got lost running it in Stockholm, went back home to Japan, the organisers did not put him down as DNF, somehow they contacted him after 54 years and asked him to come back to Sweden to complete the marathon 🏃🏾.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

You wouldn't take nearly as long as that to complete a marathon if you entered one, not even 54 hours let alone 54 years 😀🏃🏾

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to AlMorr]

No that’s true I haven’t got 54 years left, but an interesting thing

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

That’s brilliant! 🤣

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

It's also brilliant that you are now recovering from Covid-19, that was a nice slow run you had, well done, I hope you recover 100% before long.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks so much Al. Back out for more slow running tomorrow. Not as slow as our Japanese marathon friend in Sweden though! 🤣

[mrrun Ultramarathon]

Well, that's another way to avoid hamstring strains, for sure.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to mrrun]

It sure is mrrun😀🏃🏾are you thinking of running any more ultras anytime soon?

[mrrun Ultramarathon in reply to AlMorr]

I've been influenced by some bad crowd of late. Guys who assume that 75km is 'a formality'. 😉 Joking aside, I've found around 3 months of time where I could seriously train. I'll see if I can run another marathon or at least a bit longer than the last long one. Winter inside has never appealed to me anyway. 😀

[HeavyFoot Half Marathon]

I’m still waiting in the café at the end of a Parkrun for Lord Lucan. Might go home.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to HeavyFoot]

Who knows, Lord Lucan could appear in a cafe after 54 years but I very much doubt if he will. 😊