EPISODE · Mar 20, 2024 · 3 MIN
Shizo Kanakuri Finished A Marathon He’d Started 54 Years Earlier
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1967, a Japanese athlete Shizo Kanakuri, finished a Olympic marathon that he’d started in 1912. Better late than never! Plus: a college student asks a professor a question and gets a reply long after graduation. Better late than never for Japan's first, "slowest" Olympian (Japan Times) Hannah Jung For all the people that think they are bad at responding to emails (Hannah Jung on Twitter via Bored Panda) Don’t wait to back our show on Patreon - tomorrow you’ll get an exclusive supporters-only bonus episode
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Today in 1967, a Japanese athlete Shizo Kanakuri, finished a Olympic marathon that he’d started in 1912. Better late than never! Plus: a college student asks a professor a question and gets a reply long after graduation. Better late than never for Japan's first, "slowest" Olympian (Japan Times) Hannah Jung For all the people that think they are bad at responding to emails (Hannah Jung on Twitter via Bored Panda) Don’t wait to back our show on Patreon - tomorrow you’ll get an exclusive supporters-only bonus episode
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