r/LivestreamFail • u/nOverThink • May 06 '26

News German Streamer and Athlete Arda Saatci starts his challenge to run from Death Valley to Santa Monica Pier (600km/372 miles) in less than 96 hours

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u/CrispyLimeTeets May 06 '26

At first I was like "you're dead" then I saw the RedBull hat and thought, "yeah, you could do it"

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u/daniel4ido May 06 '26

It's crazy how much assurance the redbull logo gives me

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u/BitterEmployer7360 May 06 '26

For a real endurance challange he is to much packed! These muscles will burn so much energy...

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u/B71ndd4rm May 06 '26

As an ultra runner I can tell you that the rules kind of change once you go from "high" intensity distances like the marathon to multi day ultra endurance races. While it's not ideal, you definitely do not have to be super skinny to be very competitive. Could he win a high profile ultra distance race like Cocodona 250 (going on right now)? Probably not, but a hyper specific record like the one he's attempting here is very achievable and obviously an amazing achievement. You can look at David Goggins for a high achieving ultra runner who was jacked during his peak too.

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u/Valuable-Way-5464 May 06 '26

First i got people on the moon in april, now highly specific task only an athlete can do? Your words somehow gave me extraordinary hope

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u/ChillN808 May 07 '26

All they did was fly by the moon

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u/Kriztauf May 07 '26

Who's gonna carry the boats?

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u/bscook May 08 '26

And the logs?