You mean everyone doesn't do this?

"It seems to me that people have vast potential.  Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks.  Yet most people don't.  They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever." - Philip Adams

"Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." - Sir Winston Churchill 

want to see some impressive running today?

http://talk.brooksrunning.com/2011/12/09/scott-jurek-attempting-to-break-world-record/

...and some comments from his crew at:

http://twitter.com/#!/scottjurek

on a related and more probable note, connie gardner, also from the US, is on pace (for the time being) to set the women's world record.

go connie and scott!

(   live results... and a culture lesson... at:  http://ultrarunning.scu.edu.tw/scu-ultra/www/index.php    )