yasss Kalamata as you heard my name is costantino carne Asus and I’m a
costantino carne Asus and I’m a
costantino carne Asus and I’m a greek-american from San Francisco and
greek-american from San Francisco and
greek-american from San Francisco and I’d like to share with you today my
I’d like to share with you today my
I’d like to share with you today my story of finding my best self and what I
story of finding my best self and what I
story of finding my best self and what I did with my life once I I did find my
did with my life once I I did find my
did with my life once I I did find my best self I’ll try to speak slowly out
best self I’ll try to speak slowly out
best self I’ll try to speak slowly out of respect for the interpreter and also
of respect for the interpreter and also
of respect for the interpreter and also apologize in advance I seem to have
apologize in advance I seem to have
apologize in advance I seem to have contracted a bit of a cold on the
contracted a bit of a cold on the
contracted a bit of a cold on the travels to Greece so I’ll do my best but
travels to Greece so I’ll do my best but
travels to Greece so I’ll do my best but I I apologize my story began at six
I I apologize my story began at six
I I apologize my story began at six years old when I started running home
years old when I started running home
years old when I started running home from kindergarten as it was a young boy
from kindergarten as it was a young boy
from kindergarten as it was a young boy I loved to run as a young child and I
I loved to run as a young child and I
I loved to run as a young child and I ran competitively all through my youth
ran competitively all through my youth
ran competitively all through my youth until I was in my first year of high
until I was in my first year of high
until I was in my first year of high school I ran cross-country but at the
school I ran cross-country but at the
school I ran cross-country but at the conclusion of the cross-country season I
conclusion of the cross-country season I
conclusion of the cross-country season I gave up running I thought running was a
gave up running I thought running was a
gave up running I thought running was a waste of time I was 15 years old I had
waste of time I was 15 years old I had
waste of time I was 15 years old I had better things to do with my life than to
better things to do with my life than to
better things to do with my life than to spend it running so I finished high
spend it running so I finished high
spend it running so I finished high school and I went on to university I
school and I went on to university I
school and I went on to university I finished University and I went on to
finished University and I went on to
finished University and I went on to graduate school I eventually went on the
graduate school I eventually went on the
graduate school I eventually went on the business school and got a business
business school and got a business
business school and got a business degree in MBA and I landed a very
degree in MBA and I landed a very
degree in MBA and I landed a very comfortable corporate job in San
comfortable corporate job in San
comfortable corporate job in San Francisco with a global fortune 500
Francisco with a global fortune 500
Francisco with a global fortune 500 company GlaxoSmithKline I by all
company GlaxoSmithKline I by all
company GlaxoSmithKline I by all accounts I was successful I was 29 years
accounts I was successful I was 29 years
accounts I was successful I was 29 years old I had a very nice paycheck
old I had a very nice paycheck
old I had a very nice paycheck I had stock options I had a company car
I had stock options I had a company car
I had stock options I had a company car free health care benefits 401k matching
free health care benefits 401k matching
free health care benefits 401k matching plan
plan
plan I was the picture of success I should be
I was the picture of success I should be
I was the picture of success I should be happy I wasn’t happy I was miserable I
happy I wasn’t happy I was miserable I
happy I wasn’t happy I was miserable I didn’t like being a business man it just
didn’t like being a business man it just
didn’t like being a business man it just wasn’t me and then I found myself in a
wasn’t me and then I found myself in a
wasn’t me and then I found myself in a nightclub in a bar on the night of my
nightclub in a bar on the night of my
nightclub in a bar on the night of my 30th birthday I’m doing what many people
30th birthday I’m doing what many people
30th birthday I’m doing what many people do on their 30th birthday I was drinking
do on their 30th birthday I was drinking
do on their 30th birthday I was drinking with my friend to celebrate but around
with my friend to celebrate but around
with my friend to celebrate but around midnight something happened something in
midnight something happened something in
midnight something happened something in me changed
me changed
me changed and I told my friends I was gonna leave
and I told my friends I was gonna leave
and I told my friends I was gonna leave and they said why are you leaving it’s
and they said why are you leaving it’s
and they said why are you leaving it’s your 30th birthday the night is young
your 30th birthday the night is young
your 30th birthday the night is young let’s have another round of tequila and
let’s have another round of tequila and
let’s have another round of tequila and I said no no he instead of celebrating
I said no no he instead of celebrating
I said no no he instead of celebrating by drinking
by drinking
by drinking I’m gonna run 30 miles tonight to
I’m gonna run 30 miles tonight to
I’m gonna run 30 miles tonight to celebrate and that’s about 50 kilometers
celebrate and that’s about 50 kilometers
celebrate and that’s about 50 kilometers and my friends looked at me and they
and my friends looked at me and they
and my friends looked at me and they they laughed they said you’re not a
they laughed they said you’re not a
they laughed they said you’re not a runner you’re drunk and I said yes I am
runner you’re drunk and I said yes I am
runner you’re drunk and I said yes I am drunk but I’m still gonna do it and so I
drunk but I’m still gonna do it and so I
drunk but I’m still gonna do it and so I walked out of the bar and I didn’t even
walked out of the bar and I didn’t even
walked out of the bar and I didn’t even own running gear at that point
own running gear at that point
own running gear at that point thankfully I had some very comfortable
thankfully I had some very comfortable
thankfully I had some very comfortable silk underwear on so I took off my pants
silk underwear on so I took off my pants
silk underwear on so I took off my pants and I started running south and I knew
and I started running south and I knew
and I started running south and I knew there was a town 50 kilometers away from
there was a town 50 kilometers away from
there was a town 50 kilometers away from San Francisco called Half Moon Bay and I
San Francisco called Half Moon Bay and I
San Francisco called Half Moon Bay and I said make that your destination so I
said make that your destination so I
said make that your destination so I started running and I got to about 20
started running and I got to about 20
started running and I got to about 20 kilometers and the alcohol started to
kilometers and the alcohol started to
kilometers and the alcohol started to wear off and I thought what on earth am
wear off and I thought what on earth am
wear off and I thought what on earth am i doing this is absurd it was about 3:00
i doing this is absurd it was about 3:00
i doing this is absurd it was about 3:00 in the morning at that point but
in the morning at that point but
in the morning at that point but something just seemed right something
something just seemed right something
something just seemed right something clicked I was on a country road by
clicked I was on a country road by
clicked I was on a country road by myself
myself
myself it was dark the stars were out the mean
it was dark the stars were out the mean
it was dark the stars were out the mean was was shining it just felt like at
was was shining it just felt like at
was was shining it just felt like at that moment in time that was precisely
that moment in time that was precisely
that moment in time that was precisely where I was meant to be eventually I
where I was meant to be eventually I
where I was meant to be eventually I made it to Half Moon Bay the next
made it to Half Moon Bay the next
made it to Half Moon Bay the next morning it took me eight hours I ran
morning it took me eight hours I ran
morning it took me eight hours I ran straight through the night it wasn’t
straight through the night it wasn’t
straight through the night it wasn’t pretty the next day there was some
pretty the next day there was some
pretty the next day there was some blistering and there was some chafing in
blistering and there was some chafing in
blistering and there was some chafing in places the Sun doesn’t shine
but I decided that night that I was
but I decided that night that I was going to become a runner I was gonna
going to become a runner I was gonna
going to become a runner I was gonna resign quit my job and become a runner
resign quit my job and become a runner
resign quit my job and become a runner and also I thought perhaps what I just
and also I thought perhaps what I just
and also I thought perhaps what I just did was the furthest any human has ever
did was the furthest any human has ever
did was the furthest any human has ever run it was beyond a marathon perhaps I
run it was beyond a marathon perhaps I
run it was beyond a marathon perhaps I was I’ve already set records and then
was I’ve already set records and then
was I’ve already set records and then someone told me about a hundred and
someone told me about a hundred and
someone told me about a hundred and sixty kilometre foot race called the
sixty kilometre foot race called the
sixty kilometre foot race called the western states and I said hold it a
western states and I said hold it a
western states and I said hold it a hundred and sixty kilometers how many
hundred and sixty kilometers how many
hundred and sixty kilometers how many how many days is over where the hotels
how many days is over where the hotels
how many days is over where the hotels that you sleep in along the way and he
that you sleep in along the way and he
that you sleep in along the way and he said oh he oh hey there there are no
said oh he oh hey there there are no
said oh he oh hey there there are no hotels
hotels
hotels he said the starting gun goes off and
he said the starting gun goes off and
he said the starting gun goes off and you run and you either collapse or you
you run and you either collapse or you
you run and you either collapse or you reach the finish line
reach the finish line
reach the finish line and I couldn’t wrap my head around this
and I couldn’t wrap my head around this
and I couldn’t wrap my head around this idea it was such an expansive thing to
idea it was such an expansive thing to
idea it was such an expansive thing to think that a human could run a hundred
think that a human could run a hundred
think that a human could run a hundred and sixty kilometers non-stop he also
and sixty kilometers non-stop he also
and sixty kilometers non-stop he also said this race is staged in the
said this race is staged in the
said this race is staged in the mountains of California you must climb
mountains of California you must climb
mountains of California you must climb towering mountain peaks descend into
towering mountain peaks descend into
towering mountain peaks descend into impossibly deep valleys forged rivers
impossibly deep valleys forged rivers
impossibly deep valleys forged rivers along the way and I said no human can do
along the way and I said no human can do
along the way and I said no human can do this it’s impossible I must try and this
this it’s impossible I must try and this
this it’s impossible I must try and this is a picture of me crossing the river at
is a picture of me crossing the river at
is a picture of me crossing the river at about the hundred and twenty-five
about the hundred and twenty-five
about the hundred and twenty-five kilometer
kilometer
kilometer who’s called the rocky Chucky river and
who’s called the rocky Chucky river and
who’s called the rocky Chucky river and what happens at night is you put a
what happens at night is you put a
what happens at night is you put a headlamp on and you just keep going
headlamp on and you just keep going
headlamp on and you just keep going after twenty-one hours of continuous
after twenty-one hours of continuous
after twenty-one hours of continuous running I reached the finish line and at
running I reached the finish line and at
running I reached the finish line and at that point I was hooked I thought I can
that point I was hooked I thought I can
that point I was hooked I thought I can do anything and then I heard about a
do anything and then I heard about a
do anything and then I heard about a race called the Badwater ultramarathon
race called the Badwater ultramarathon
race called the Badwater ultramarathon considered the world’s toughest footrace
considered the world’s toughest footrace
considered the world’s toughest footrace badwater is the lowest point in the
badwater is the lowest point in the
badwater is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere it’s 85 meters below
Western Hemisphere it’s 85 meters below
Western Hemisphere it’s 85 meters below sea level
sea level
sea level 216 kilometers from the lowest point is
216 kilometers from the lowest point is
216 kilometers from the lowest point is the highest point in the contiguous US
the highest point in the contiguous US
the highest point in the contiguous US Mount Whitney it’s about 5,000 meters
Mount Whitney it’s about 5,000 meters
Mount Whitney it’s about 5,000 meters high the idea is to run from the lowest
high the idea is to run from the lowest
high the idea is to run from the lowest point to the highest point 216
point to the highest point 216
point to the highest point 216 kilometres non-stop now right in the
kilometres non-stop now right in the
kilometres non-stop now right in the middle of those toes those two points is
middle of those toes those two points is
middle of those toes those two points is something called death
something called death
something called death Valley and the race is held in the
Valley and the race is held in the
Valley and the race is held in the summer and temperatures get pretty warm
summer and temperatures get pretty warm
summer and temperatures get pretty warm in Death Valley in the middle of summer
in Death Valley in the middle of summer
in Death Valley in the middle of summer in fact in this photo right here the
in fact in this photo right here the
in fact in this photo right here the temperatures are 53 degrees
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[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] now you’ll notice a couple interesting
now you’ll notice a couple interesting
now you’ll notice a couple interesting things about this photo one I’m wearing
things about this photo one I’m wearing
things about this photo one I’m wearing a 100% UV protective suit and why is
a 100% UV protective suit and why is
a 100% UV protective suit and why is that I’ve learned that when temperatures
that I’ve learned that when temperatures
that I’ve learned that when temperatures get up above about 45 degrees even if
get up above about 45 degrees even if
get up above about 45 degrees even if you have complete sunblock on your skin
you have complete sunblock on your skin
you have complete sunblock on your skin you can get blisters so I put on this
you can get blisters so I put on this
you can get blisters so I put on this protective suit and that’s how I avoid
protective suit and that’s how I avoid
protective suit and that’s how I avoid getting blisters on my skin you might
getting blisters on my skin you might
getting blisters on my skin you might also notice that I’m running on the
also notice that I’m running on the
also notice that I’m running on the white line why am i running down the
white line why am i running down the
white line why am i running down the white line
white line
white line well the tarmac the asphalt can exceed
well the tarmac the asphalt can exceed
well the tarmac the asphalt can exceed 90 degrees and it can melt the soles of
90 degrees and it can melt the soles of
90 degrees and it can melt the soles of your shoes so I’ll tell you about the
your shoes so I’ll tell you about the
your shoes so I’ll tell you about the first time I tried this race has anyone
first time I tried this race has anyone
first time I tried this race has anyone here ever roasted a marshmallow with a
here ever roasted a marshmallow with a
here ever roasted a marshmallow with a stick over a live flat fire and what
stick over a live flat fire and what
stick over a live flat fire and what happens if you get the marshmallow too
happens if you get the marshmallow too
happens if you get the marshmallow too close to the flame yep it just slides
close to the flame yep it just slides
close to the flame yep it just slides right off the end and leaves this white
right off the end and leaves this white
right off the end and leaves this white goo mark on your on your stick right
goo mark on your on your stick right
goo mark on your on your stick right well I was running the Badwater
well I was running the Badwater
well I was running the Badwater ultramarathon and my foot slid right out
ultramarathon and my foot slid right out
ultramarathon and my foot slid right out from my shoe and I thought what just
from my shoe and I thought what just
from my shoe and I thought what just happened and there’s a big goo mark
happened and there’s a big goo mark
happened and there’s a big goo mark right there the sole of my shoe had
right there the sole of my shoe had
right there the sole of my shoe had melted off so I replaced my shoes and
melted off so I replaced my shoes and
melted off so I replaced my shoes and kept running I’ve since gone I’ve now
kept running I’ve since gone I’ve now
kept running I’ve since gone I’ve now completed the Badwater ultramarathon the
completed the Badwater ultramarathon the
completed the Badwater ultramarathon the world’s toughest foot race on ten
world’s toughest foot race on ten
world’s toughest foot race on ten occasions
I’ve also won this race but I never say
I’ve also won this race but I never say I won the race I say I’ve survived the
I won the race I say I’ve survived the
I won the race I say I’ve survived the fastest because running across Death
fastest because running across Death
fastest because running across Death Valley in the middle of summer is more
Valley in the middle of summer is more
Valley in the middle of summer is more about survival than about running after
about survival than about running after
about survival than about running after finishing a race across the hottest
finishing a race across the hottest
finishing a race across the hottest place on earth I received an invitation
place on earth I received an invitation
place on earth I received an invitation to run a marathon to the South Pole the
to run a marathon to the South Pole the
to run a marathon to the South Pole the coldest place on earth and I thought why
coldest place on earth and I thought why
coldest place on earth and I thought why not combine the two and besides I was
not combine the two and besides I was
not combine the two and besides I was told there’d be 40 to 50 intrepid
told there’d be 40 to 50 intrepid
told there’d be 40 to 50 intrepid runners from around the globe all coming
runners from around the globe all coming
runners from around the globe all coming to the South Pole to run the inaugural
to the South Pole to run the inaugural
to the South Pole to run the inaugural the first-ever South Pole marathon well
the first-ever South Pole marathon well
the first-ever South Pole marathon well when I got to Antarctica there were six
when I got to Antarctica there were six
when I got to Antarctica there were six runners and three of them decided to
runners and three of them decided to
runners and three of them decided to leave it was so dangerous and why is
leave it was so dangerous and why is
leave it was so dangerous and why is running to the South Pole dangerous
running to the South Pole dangerous
running to the South Pole dangerous well it’s minus 40 degrees and you’ve
well it’s minus 40 degrees and you’ve
well it’s minus 40 degrees and you’ve got to take precautions when it’s that
got to take precautions when it’s that
got to take precautions when it’s that cold as you can see from this photo I
cold as you can see from this photo I
cold as you can see from this photo I have a neoprene muffler in front of my
have a neoprene muffler in front of my
have a neoprene muffler in front of my face why is that you can’t breathe in
face why is that you can’t breathe in
face why is that you can’t breathe in the super chilled air directly because
the super chilled air directly because
the super chilled air directly because it’ll freeze your lungs so you’ve got to
it’ll freeze your lungs so you’ve got to
it’ll freeze your lungs so you’ve got to have protection in front of your face I
have protection in front of your face I
have protection in front of your face I also have a balaclava over my head and
also have a balaclava over my head and
also have a balaclava over my head and goggles on why is this you can’t allow
goggles on why is this you can’t allow
goggles on why is this you can’t allow your skin to be exposed because you’ll
your skin to be exposed because you’ll
your skin to be exposed because you’ll get frostbite so for the entire duration
get frostbite so for the entire duration
get frostbite so for the entire duration of running it was as though I was
of running it was as though I was
of running it was as though I was running in scuba gear all I heard while
running in scuba gear all I heard while
running in scuba gear all I heard while I was running is and this is the finish
I was running is and this is the finish
I was running is and this is the finish of the the South Pole marathon
of the the South Pole marathon
of the the South Pole marathon [Applause]
I typically finish a marathon and around
I typically finish a marathon and around three hours this took me over nine hours
three hours this took me over nine hours
three hours this took me over nine hours to complete the South Pole marathon it
to complete the South Pole marathon it
to complete the South Pole marathon it was that difficult but something really
was that difficult but something really
was that difficult but something really interesting happened when I got to the
interesting happened when I got to the
interesting happened when I got to the South Pole at the South Pole there’s
South Pole at the South Pole there’s
South Pole at the South Pole there’s actually a pole it’s one of those
actually a pole it’s one of those
actually a pole it’s one of those candy-striped barber poles with a
candy-striped barber poles with a
candy-striped barber poles with a stainless-steel orb on top that’s the
stainless-steel orb on top that’s the
stainless-steel orb on top that’s the South Pole and I was standing there
South Pole and I was standing there
South Pole and I was standing there looking at this and a gentleman
looking at this and a gentleman
looking at this and a gentleman approached me and he said wow that was
approached me and he said wow that was
approached me and he said wow that was amazing you just ran a South Pole a
amazing you just ran a South Pole a
amazing you just ran a South Pole a marathon to the South Pole do you want
marathon to the South Pole do you want
marathon to the South Pole do you want to run around the world naked and I said
to run around the world naked and I said
to run around the world naked and I said boy Bob you’ve been spending too much
boy Bob you’ve been spending too much
boy Bob you’ve been spending too much time at the South Pole and he said no no
time at the South Pole and he said no no
time at the South Pole and he said no no no think about it if you run around that
no think about it if you run around that
no think about it if you run around that pole you’re circumnavigating the globe
pole you’re circumnavigating the globe
pole you’re circumnavigating the globe just at his smallest circumference and I
just at his smallest circumference and I
just at his smallest circumference and I said yeah you’re right but it’s minus 40
said yeah you’re right but it’s minus 40
said yeah you’re right but it’s minus 40 degrees out and he said just don’t let
degrees out and he said just don’t let
degrees out and he said just don’t let him your appendages touch that stainless
him your appendages touch that stainless
him your appendages touch that stainless steel orb and you’ll be fine
steel orb and you’ll be fine
steel orb and you’ll be fine [Music]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] so I now have the dubious distinction of
so I now have the dubious distinction of
so I now have the dubious distinction of running it around the world naked okay
running it around the world naked okay
running it around the world naked okay now I want to see a show hands how many
now I want to see a show hands how many
now I want to see a show hands how many of you in here have run a marathon
of you in here have run a marathon
of you in here have run a marathon how many marathoners do we have quite a
how many marathoners do we have quite a
how many marathoners do we have quite a few how’d it go nuts not so good
few how’d it go nuts not so good
few how’d it go nuts not so good how did you feel the next day I mean did
how did you feel the next day I mean did
how did you feel the next day I mean did you feel like getting out of bed and
you feel like getting out of bed and
you feel like getting out of bed and running another marathon the next day
running another marathon the next day
running another marathon the next day you couldn’t you couldn’t get out of bed
you couldn’t you couldn’t get out of bed
you couldn’t you couldn’t get out of bed right well too many people running a
right well too many people running a
right well too many people running a marathon is the pinnacle of endurance
marathon is the pinnacle of endurance
marathon is the pinnacle of endurance excellence and running one marathon I
excellence and running one marathon I
excellence and running one marathon I think is an accomplishment that should
think is an accomplishment that should
think is an accomplishment that should be achieved by everyone we’re Greek it’s
be achieved by everyone we’re Greek it’s
be achieved by everyone we’re Greek it’s in our blood we should all run a
in our blood we should all run a
in our blood we should all run a marathon not all of us do but once you
marathon not all of us do but once you
marathon not all of us do but once you do it changes who you are I’ve run many
do it changes who you are I’ve run many
do it changes who you are I’ve run many many marathons but I thought how many
many marathons but I thought how many
many marathons but I thought how many marathons could I run in a row I thought
marathons could I run in a row I thought
marathons could I run in a row I thought could I run 50 marathons in a row but
could I run 50 marathons in a row but
could I run 50 marathons in a row but not just 50 marathons in a row 50
not just 50 marathons in a row 50
not just 50 marathons in a row 50 marathons in all of the 50 United States
marathons in all of the 50 United States
marathons in all of the 50 United States in 50 consecutive days that means
in 50 consecutive days that means
in 50 consecutive days that means getting up running a marathon every day
getting up running a marathon every day
getting up running a marathon every day for 50 days straight and thankfully I
for 50 days straight and thankfully I
for 50 days straight and thankfully I lived
and this is actually the concluding
and this is actually the concluding marathon this is the New York City
marathon this is the New York City
marathon this is the New York City Marathon and I ran this marathon in 3
Marathon and I ran this marathon in 3
Marathon and I ran this marathon in 3 hours and 30 seconds which is a pretty
hours and 30 seconds which is a pretty
hours and 30 seconds which is a pretty decent marathon time let alone with 49
decent marathon time let alone with 49
decent marathon time let alone with 49 marathons previous on my legs but I’ll
marathons previous on my legs but I’ll
marathons previous on my legs but I’ll never forget I got to the finish line
never forget I got to the finish line
never forget I got to the finish line and the race director came over to me
and the race director came over to me
and the race director came over to me and he said I can’t believe it I can’t
and he said I can’t believe it I can’t
and he said I can’t believe it I can’t believe you ran that 50th marathon in 3
believe you ran that 50th marathon in 3
believe you ran that 50th marathon in 3 hours flat were you trying to beat Lance
hours flat were you trying to beat Lance
hours flat were you trying to beat Lance and this is the year the Lance Armstrong
and this is the year the Lance Armstrong
and this is the year the Lance Armstrong tried to run a marathon and I was about
tried to run a marathon and I was about
tried to run a marathon and I was about 20 seconds behind Lance and I said to
20 seconds behind Lance and I said to
20 seconds behind Lance and I said to the race director no no I was not trying
the race director no no I was not trying
the race director no no I was not trying to be Lance I mean I wasn’t trying to
to be Lance I mean I wasn’t trying to
to be Lance I mean I wasn’t trying to beat anyone I was just trying to make it
beat anyone I was just trying to make it
beat anyone I was just trying to make it but there was one person I was trying to
but there was one person I was trying to
but there was one person I was trying to beat the rap star P Diddy I don’t know
beat the rap star P Diddy I don’t know
beat the rap star P Diddy I don’t know if you know this man but he was the year
if you know this man but he was the year
if you know this man but he was the year he ran a marathon and P Diddy is a rap
he ran a marathon and P Diddy is a rap
he ran a marathon and P Diddy is a rap star and I saw him at the start he had
star and I saw him at the start he had
star and I saw him at the start he had all these gold chains around his neck
all these gold chains around his neck
all these gold chains around his neck and his big posse of his fans around him
and his big posse of his fans around him
and his big posse of his fans around him and I thought if he beats me I’m gonna
and I thought if he beats me I’m gonna
and I thought if he beats me I’m gonna be so humiliated so it took him four
be so humiliated so it took him four
be so humiliated so it took him four hours so I finished ahead of P Diddy
and I think to conclude my talk I want
and I think to conclude my talk I want to discuss not one of the world’s
to discuss not one of the world’s
to discuss not one of the world’s greatest foot races but the world’s
greatest foot races but the world’s
greatest foot races but the world’s greatest foot race and that is a race
greatest foot race and that is a race
greatest foot race and that is a race called the spartathlon
I hope that everybody in this room knows
I hope that everybody in this room knows the spartathlon knows this race in fact
the spartathlon knows this race in fact
the spartathlon knows this race in fact it’s just concluding a couple hours ago
it’s just concluding a couple hours ago
it’s just concluding a couple hours ago so the previous two days this Bart
so the previous two days this Bart
so the previous two days this Bart Athlon has been taking place the
Athlon has been taking place the
Athlon has been taking place the spartathlon is a 246 kilometer foot race
spartathlon is a 246 kilometer foot race
spartathlon is a 246 kilometer foot race from the base of the Acropolis to Sparty
from the base of the Acropolis to Sparty
from the base of the Acropolis to Sparty and you have 36 hours total to complete
and you have 36 hours total to complete
and you have 36 hours total to complete this race I participated in this race a
this race I participated in this race a
this race I participated in this race a couple years ago and the experience was
couple years ago and the experience was
couple years ago and the experience was like nothing else I’ve ever done and
like nothing else I’ve ever done and
like nothing else I’ve ever done and I’ve done hundreds if not thousands of
I’ve done hundreds if not thousands of
I’ve done hundreds if not thousands of races on all seven continents of Earth
races on all seven continents of Earth
races on all seven continents of Earth the spartathlon changed Who I am as a
the spartathlon changed Who I am as a
the spartathlon changed Who I am as a person the book was just released and in
person the book was just released and in
person the book was just released and in Greek the Greek version came out
Greek the Greek version came out
Greek the Greek version came out yesterday and is my hope that every
yesterday and is my hope that every
yesterday and is my hope that every Greek reads this book it will make you
Greek reads this book it will make you
Greek reads this book it will make you laugh it will make you cry but mostly
laugh it will make you cry but mostly
laugh it will make you cry but mostly it’ll make you proud to be Greek I
it’s funny I asked a taxi driver in
it’s funny I asked a taxi driver in Greece for some places to run and and
Greece for some places to run and and
Greece for some places to run and and the man cautioned me he said oh you must
the man cautioned me he said oh you must
the man cautioned me he said oh you must be very careful of traffic very cautious
be very careful of traffic very cautious
be very careful of traffic very cautious running his new here in Greece and I
running his new here in Greece and I
running his new here in Greece and I felt like shaking his neck saying that
felt like shaking his neck saying that
felt like shaking his neck saying that Greeks invented running twenty five
Greeks invented running twenty five
Greeks invented running twenty five hundred years ago but the spartathlon is
hundred years ago but the spartathlon is
hundred years ago but the spartathlon is a fantastic race it is us there will
a fantastic race it is us there will
a fantastic race it is us there will never be another race like that it
never be another race like that it
never be another race like that it belongs to the Greeks so long live feed
belongs to the Greeks so long live feed
belongs to the Greeks so long live feed appease that heroic Athenian hema of the
appease that heroic Athenian hema of the
appease that heroic Athenian hema of the Romi and long live Greece party
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