Seriously. People (especially runners) do harder things all the time . These guys that hike across a country or climb a mountain get too much credit.
Seriously. People (especially runners) do harder things all the time . These guys that hike across a country or climb a mountain get too much credit.
Impossible to hike across the Antarctica, look at the route he took. That was fake news.
Google this guy up. He was never a good athlete, but lots and lots of disposable income for "achievements" that are beyond everyone else's grasp just because of cost. The definition of a fraud.
No, XC wasn't weren't header nor harder. All you had to do was go for short run for 30 minutes. Then go sit on your ass and tell everyone about how difficult it is. Boo hoo, cry baby. I'd love to see how much you'd complain if you ever got a splinter.
Hold it, there is a sport for people too slow for ultras?! *Mind blown*
Colin O'Grady wrote:
Google this guy up. He was never a good athlete, but lots and lots of disposable income for "achievements" that are beyond everyone else's grasp just because of cost. The definition of a fraud.
There is no challenge in just going somewhere. The challenge is doing it fast.
Flat earther here wrote:
Impossible to hike across the Antarctica, look at the route he took. That was fake news.
You don't have to believe Antarctica is a donut to understand he didn't cross anything. He started about halfway to the pole, and finished about halfway back on the same short side he started on. Blatant cheater.
It's an icicle, anyhow. The Earth is a globe and gravity pulls the water down where it freezes during the long, sunless polar winter.
Did he cross all the timing mats? Was there an RV parked halfway in and he just puttered it the rest of the way? Suspicious stuff.
He’s claiming an ultra on that push to the finish, yet he has no competitive ultras listed. Could be a soft record or cheating, but it’s hard to say.
Probably wind assisted too
Actually, you're not far wrong on that. It has been done before!
Borge Ousland, a Norwegian polar explorer, completed the first solo crossing of Antarctica in 1997, but he was wind-aided by kites.
I don't understand how these records can be verified. There is no one there.
Bad Wigins wrote:
It's an icicle, anyhow. The Earth is a globe and gravity pulls the water down where it freezes during the long, sunless polar winter.
wtf?
Agreed.
Example: I live in the same town as Soren Knudsen. Not many know who he is but they know about the hometown guy that ran/walked across the country around the time of Soren’s overall win at the state cross country meet.
this thread has no links? People talking $hi7 about the route taken could at least link to that, I didn't find that with a google search.
I would be impressed if he had started and finished at the farthest ends of the continent. He only traveled 932 miles while Antarctica is 2000 or more miles wide. It looks like they pick the shortest distance from one ocean that allows them to hit the South Pole and then head over to the other ocean. This is like hiking from Tampa, FL to Titusville, FL and claiming that you crossed the USA.
Penguin Pete wrote:
No, XC wasn't weren't header nor harder. All you had to do was go for short run for 30 minutes. Then go sit on your ass and tell everyone about how difficult it is. Boo hoo, cry baby. I'd love to see how much you'd complain if you ever got a splinter.
For reals though. XC isn’t even the hardest sport on a college campus. Football, water polo, and gymnastics are all significantly harder than XC. It was easy. I’d do 8 mile tempos in under 41 minutes and jog around. Piece of cake. Maybe it’s it’s hard for slow runners. But us good runners think XC is easier than eating cake.
Colin O'Grady wrote:
Google this guy up. He was never a good athlete, but lots and lots of disposable income for "achievements" that are beyond everyone else's grasp just because of cost. The definition of a fraud.
I wouldn't necessarily call him a fraud. He just chooses activities that aren't that hard& will get him a lot of praise from people who don't know any better. His Wikipedia page is amusing. He's the definition of a stereotypical supported by rich parents, west coast, white millennial.
- Competed in Triathlons
- Backpacked the world right after college to put off working.
- Got a job as a commodities traders probably via nepotism
- Charity narcissist
- Mountain Climber
The feces of the Red Peguin is edible , so you could supplement your diet during your Arctic hike.