I will introduce Hasama Kanpei（間 寛平）who did the Earth marathon. The Earth marathon is to go around the world by running and sailing. He is a famous Japanese comedian that likes running. He left Japan for San Francisco by sailing in January 2009. And he went across the U.S and then sailed to France. Then he went across Europe and China, and returned to Japan in January 2011. He went around the world in two years. This was really around the world.
Of course, he couldn't do it alone. Many people and companies supported him. For example, he had a support car. The support car was used to drive him to and from hotels where he slept and to load necessities such as food and clothes.. He ran about 50km a day and went a hotel to sleep by the car. And he went back next day at the point where he run previous day. One man cooked for him, and many Japanese people and some Japanese companies gave him food or drinks to support him. This challenge is very hard but incredible. Nobody has ever done this challenge.
My favorite scene is an interchange between Kanpei and three kind American women in La Veta , Colorado. This is the link. https://youtu.be/kiZnuV09GCU
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