Nike and Reebok’s worst nightmare may be a 28-year-old bartender from Savannah, Georgia. Andrew Snope, who has only been running for less than three years and never owned a pair of running shoes, set a new world record by covering 136.98 miles in 24 hours — barefoot.
Madman Andrew Snope has just run 220km in 24 hours in bare feet. #GuinessWorldRecord http://t.co/d0GN1bxwWm pic.twitter.com/OcSKvA3HFt
— 7Sport (@7Sport) August 12, 2014
Snope set the record this past Saturday running laps inside the Alaska Dome in Anchorage. He broke Peter Wayne Botha’s mark of 131.43 miles set last year in Auckland, New Zealand.
“You feel pretty ecstatic. Your senses are really heightened. To take a shower is ecstasy. To sit down is mind-blowing.”
— Andrew Snope, to the Alaska Dispatch News
Congrats Andrew Snope on 136.98 miles, a new barefoot record for 24hrs! Look at these feet- Only a little dirt. pic.twitter.com/EIms6upHPd
— Six Days in the Dome (@sixdaysdome) August 9, 2014
Snope’s amazing feet were none the worse for wear after his amazing feat. A non-stop day of running had failed to produce any of the blisters that are the bane of shoed ultramarathoners.
HERE COMES BAREFOOT ALEX
As incredible as Snope’s record is, it may not be long lived. Alex Ramsey, who goes by the moniker “Barefoot Alex“, is already wondering about the possibility of breaching the 140-mile mark in 24 hours. In addition to a possible assault on the nascent world record, the fun-loving, tie-dye-wearing Ramsey is planning a cross-continental run in 2015… barefoot, of course.
Andrew Snope has me thinking, Is it possible to run 140 miles #barefoot in 24 Hrs? Everything in me is says yes! How about a 2015 attempt?
— Alex Ramsey ☮ (@barefootalex) August 13, 2014
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