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That is fascinating.
Walking Man wonders if he could do it.
I have walked 20 miles in a day and could fairly easily up that to 24 in a day. It would take about 10 hours, and I would have another 6 hours to lounge around, and 8 hours to sleep. It might get old after a month or so, but I could do it.
So doing 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours is doable. I could do that. But doing one mile in one hour, a thousand times in a row, continuously, is a whole 'nother kettle of fish.
As you say, the timing is crucial. On an even level surface, I can walk a mile in about 20 minutes. Maybe 15. So if I walk a mile in 15 minutes, I can rest for 45, then rest for another 45, then jump up and start quickly walking a mile in 15, then another mile in 15, then the 90 minute break. Repeat that cycle 500 times. You need to hit that mile marker just so. What if you oversleep during that 90 minute break and you rest for 100 minutes? Then you have to run. Does running count?
I imagine I would be sleep deprived and that would make the walking difficult. My 15 minute walking mile depends on me being awake and well rested.
This isn't so much a walking challenge as a sleep deprivation and time management challenge.
I question whether this feat was accomplished. Was there some official standing there with a stop watch to make sure it was being done correctly for each of the 1,000 hours? Sure, as the crowd built up, there were lots of witnesses. But in those first several hundred hours, what if they slept for 3-4 hours? Who would know?
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