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Ultrarunner Dean Karnazes is again attempting any mere mortals idea of hell. 48 consecutive hours on a treadmill. In a window. Live. On television. While cheerfully chatting with Regis and Kelly. Part of the show’s World Record Breaker Week, Karnazes will try for the Guinness World Record for the longest distance run in 48 hours on a treadmill. He starts tomorrow morning, along with some guy inflating a lot of balloons with his nose, replica Bell & Ross watches and finishes on Thursday before the requisite underwater-breath-holding act. Kudos, Karnazes, and Godspeed. If you’re in New York, catch him live in the ABC studio window at 7 Lincoln Square on the corner of Columbus and 67th. Otherwise, ABC will be broadcasting his entire two-day treadmill online. -Claire Napier Galofaro
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