marathon

Shark messes up swimming attempt
Shark messes up swimming attempt
Shark messes up swimming attempt
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A great white shark forced an early end to a Northern California man's Golden Gate swim. Simon Dominguez was trying to be the first person to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to the Farallon Islands, a distance of about 28 miles...
Man Attempts to Run Marathon Nude
Man Attempts to Run Marathon Nude
Man Attempts to Run Marathon Nude
It was likely meant to be a joke, but nude marathon runner Brett S. Henderson wasn't laughing Sunday when he got tased by police officers and slapped with public indecency and obstructing official business charges. The 35-year-old Cincinnati resident was running -- sans clothes -- in Sunday's Flying Pig Marathon when police confronted him.
American Sumo Wrestler Becomes Heaviest Man To Complete Marathon
American Sumo Wrestler Becomes Heaviest Man To Complete Marathon
American Sumo Wrestler Becomes Heaviest Man To Complete Marathon
Kelly Gnieiting just became the heaviest man to complete a marathon over the weekend. Just over 26 miles and he did it at 9 hours, 48 minutes and 42 seconds. Guinness had the previous record at 275 pounds as Kelly Gnieting clocking in at just under 400 (396.2) pounds. This story is making headlines around the country. I think it's especially cool because I know him, personally.