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USA coast to coast, 8th time, 75 year’s old.

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Bowman 🇸🇪
Tough 75 year old starting his 8th run across America.
Amazing what some people can endure.

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May 2023
9:31pm, 6 May 2023
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Charlesvdw
I do hope that guy is legit?

On the letsrun.com forum there are many topics about people who have been found to fake a large part of their run.

Like this one: letsrun.com
May 2023
9:38pm, 6 May 2023
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Velociraptor
And this didn't age well ... theguardian.com
May 2023
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Bowman 🇸🇪
I’m not sure Charles, but I haven’t heard anything else so far anyway :)
But that is an interesting thing to..
What people are ready to do to get some kind of fame , from faked streaks to faked across continents runs :)
May 2023
6:10am, 7 May 2023
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Bowman 🇸🇪
Yes I remember

letsrun.com
and some other questionable efforts as well.

But Björn, havens Bern exposed yet anyway :)
May 2023
9:30am, 7 May 2023
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Velociraptor
Binks, who used to post on here quite a lot, ran across America and wrote a book. I don't think there was ever any doubt that his run was genuine.

75 years old, though? I respect that :)
May 2023
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fetcheveryone
He wrote a book? He didn't say.
May 2023
9:51am, 9 May 2023
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mulbs
lol fetch!
May 2023
9:59am, 9 May 2023
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The_Saint
The Rob Young fake attempt is one of the longest and craziest threads in Letsrun history
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9:42pm, 9 May 2023
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Velociraptor
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It is, The_Saint :) I didn't know of the existence of either letsrun or Lazarus Lake until that unsavoury escapade.

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