In 1994, Forrest Gump took the box-office by storm and became a staple of cable TV reruns in the following decades. Its feel good message about a simple man who lived life heart first struck a chord, but hidden inside a six minute montage was a grueling test of the human limits — a 15,000 mile ultrarun across the US almost five times. In 2018, Rob Pope became the first to complete this superhuman run, and became fascinated with others who push their limits.  

Listen to Rob talk with other superhuman folks on ⁠How To Be Superhuman⁠

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto  •  Delivered by Brendan O’Connell •

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