How far can a human run in a day?
In 2022, Aleksandr Sorokin ran 198.6 miles in 24 hours, nearly eight marathons in a single day — a new world record. How does anyone run that far, that fast, for that long? It turns out six factors have to be perfectly dialed in to break a distance-running world record: VO₂ max, form, footwear, fuel, environment, and the mind. To understand each one, Business Insider met with athletes and scientists who are pushing the limits of human endurance. We tracked down Kristian Blummenfelt, the Olympic and Ironman champion whose team recorded a VO₂ max of 101.1. We visited Stanford's biomechanics lab,
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