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Humans were born to walk, and endurance is kinda your thing.
Ever since your earliest ancestors swung out of the trees and onto the savannah more than
four million years ago, your species has survived by putting one foot in front of the other.
So if you, a modern human, gave yourself the entire day, how many steps could you really
take?
The human body is perfect for this hypothetical.
With your upright posture, long springy tendons, and ability to sweat, you can easily log 42
kilometers (26 miles) or more with the right training.
And while yes, you may travel slow and steady, that’s part of your evolutionary edge.
Humans are so good at pacing themselves, they can outrun all other animals in a marathon,
including wolves, cheetahs, even horses.
But a marathon only takes a couple hours, and humans can definitely go longer than that.
In 2018, Camille Herron won the world record among both sexes for covering 262 kilometers
(162.9 miles) in 24 hours.
That’s upwards of roughly 200,000 steps in just one day, and about 60,000 times more
than the average American usually gets.
So what could an ordinary person do in that time?
It obviously depends on your fitness, but no matter if you run or walk, every single
physiological system in your body will likely be pushed to the limit - especially your musculature.
Each moment your foot hits the ground, roughly 2,000 times per mile, it absorbs the full
force of your body weight plus all that acceleration.
When you’re running that’s roughly seven times your weight on each step.
So as the damage from this force tears your muscles microscopically, your legs are bound
to feel like they’re on fire - a big red stop sign thrown up by your brain.
If you ignore the warning, you’re on rocky terrain, at risk of cramping, tendinitis,
shin splints, and even stress fractures, which are tiny little cracks in your bones.
Usually around 32 kilometers (20 miles) in, you hit the runner’s wall.
This is the sudden wave of fatigue that arrives when your blood sugar drops too low.
Without enough water or sleep, your brain could even start playing tricks on you, creating
fantasies and hallucinations.
Sometimes, when you go beyond 56 kilometers (35 miles), your vision might actually start
to blur.
At this point, even your organs think you’ve gone a step too far.
During extreme exercise, your body runs a fever, and as blood rushes to your aching
muscles and fiery skin, the rest of you will be left deprived.
The longer this goes on, the greater the chance that your kidneys slow down or simply stop
filtering toxins.
In addition, you will probably get digestive issues, making you feel nauseous and crampy.
In fact, it’s one of the most common reasons ultramarathoners have to, ahem, give up.
The problem is, if you’re too dehydrated and you slow down too suddenly, your blood
pressure may plummet, your calves may stop pumping blood and you might simply collapse.
So look, if we’re being honest, unless you’re a particularly fit modern human, it’s doubtful
that you’ll be able to keep moving for 24 hours.
An ultramarathon like this is no joke and can be quite dangerous without properly working
up to it.
For now, it’s best to take a step back and start slow and steady.
Go on a light walk.
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