rojo wrote:
The last line of the article caught my attention.
"Running has become a part of his life as he runs at least 5,000 meters everyday for the last 60 years. Running makes him feel younger, said Li."
I assume that's not true in the sense he's done it every day for 60 years. How could we contact the guy or the author to find out?
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-04-07/80-year-old-Li-Yiben-breaks-5-000-meter-Asian-record-for-age-group-ZgVqs6bBwA/index.html
Rojo it's your website, you can post the articles you want obviously, but seriously why would you care?
A lot of runners are ritualistic die hards. This story is not that interesting.
Didn't Dave Bedford or Ron Hill have the longest streak?
I mean, in a way running 5k a day is fascinating but is it really that big a deal? Wouldn't you want to take a break if you are feeling ill?
And how are you going to verify whether he ran 5k in the 1960s, which is 60 years ago? Impossible, you just have to go on his word and whether you believe him. He wouldn't have footage of every single day and that's the only verifiable way to determine he did what he said he did, or if he had eyewitnesses.
You are basically saying 'how do we confirm what this guy is saying is true?' when there is no answer to this question.