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British ultramarathoner downed a pint of Guinness and then ran across Ireland

Published August 11, 2022 at 2:51 AM PDT

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. To drive the 134 miles from Galway City to Dublin, it would take about 2 1/2 hours. Robert Pope thought he'd run across Ireland instead. The British ultramarathoner downed a pint at a pub, then ran and ran. He says he considered quitting 2 hours in. But thanks to some bananas and a can of soda, he finished under the wire in 23 hours and 39 minutes. And he celebrated with another pint of Guinness. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.