WATCH: 4,988km around a New York block – is this the world’s longest foot race?
The Self-Transcendence 3,100-mile race is the world's longest certified foot race.
It’s the world’s longest certified foot race: a 3,100-mile run (4988km) Picture: Screengrab
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It’s the world’s longest certified foot race: a 3,100-mile run that takes participants not across America but around the same New York block 5,649 times.
Runners complete more than two marathons a day for almost two months, on less than five hours sleep a night.
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