• Underwaterbob@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        17
        ·
        edit-2
        1 month ago

        Yeah, the article mentions her day begins with a 3am alarm, a quick breakfast, and the taping up of blisters.

        Cool accomplishment, but it can’t have been healthy.

        • superkret@feddit.org
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          31
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          1 month ago

          No sports world record is broken by doing what’s healthy.
          But judging by the trail ultra-marathoners I know personally, they’d be a lot less healthy if they didn’t have that hobby.
          Lots of (undiagnosed) ADHD in the sport, too.

          • Underwaterbob@lemm.ee
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            5
            ·
            1 month ago

            I suppose if you’ve got a self-destructive streak a mile wild, better to at least burn out doing something impressive.