World's longest race? 3,100 miles around a New York block
New York (AFP) - It's the world's longest certified foot race: a 3,100-mile run that takes participants around the same New York block 5,649 times. Thousands of people have climbed Everest -- but, organizers say, just 49 have completed the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race. Runners finish more than two marathons a day for almost two months, on less than five hours sleep a night. They can't rely on changing scenery to keep them motivated as the route is a half-mile loop on a concrete sidewalk around a high school in Jamaica, Queens. To mix things up a bit, they alternate daily betw...