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Treadmill runner completes marathon -- and goes nowhere Associated Press December 13, 2004 TREADMILL1214
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Michael Wardian knew he was going places, even if only on the treadmill.
The local runner beat a rather unusual world record by more than seven minutes Saturday, running a 26.2 mile marathon on the exercise machine.
It's hard enough to run that distance out in the open, but Wardian - who qualified for the Olympic trials this year - set a time of 2:23:58. The previous record was 2:31:04, according to ``The Book of Alternative Records.''
Wardian, 30, said he heard about runners staying on the treadmill for 24 hours, and he wanted to add a treadmill marathon to the dozens of others he has run.
``It's difficult just because you always know where you are so you can't trick yourself,'' Wardian said. ``You just look down and you know where you are.''
The run was part of the grand-opening of a new running store in Arlington called Pacers. Owner Christopher Farley said the marathon required intense focus.
``The monotony of a treadmill - the idea that you have to stay balanced for almost two-and-a-half hours - is a lot harder,'' Farley said. ``It really becomes claustrophobic.''
Treadmill runner completes marathon -- and goes nowhere Associated Press December 13, 2004 TREADMILL1214
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Michael Wardian knew he was going places, even if only on the treadmill.
The local runner beat a rather unusual world record by more than seven minutes Saturday, running a 26.2 mile marathon on the exercise machine.
It's hard enough to run that distance out in the open, but Wardian - who qualified for the Olympic trials this year - set a time of 2:23:58. The previous record was 2:31:04, according to ``The Book of Alternative Records.''
Wardian, 30, said he heard about runners staying on the treadmill for 24 hours, and he wanted to add a treadmill marathon to the dozens of others he has run.
``It's difficult just because you always know where you are so you can't trick yourself,'' Wardian said. ``You just look down and you know where you are.''
The run was part of the grand-opening of a new running store in Arlington called Pacers. Owner Christopher Farley said the marathon required intense focus.
``The monotony of a treadmill - the idea that you have to stay balanced for almost two-and-a-half hours - is a lot harder,'' Farley said. ``It really becomes claustrophobic.''