Ultrarunning History
150: Around the World on Foot: The Paper Suits
January 19, 2024
In the late 1890s, hundreds of people attempted to walk around the world on foot, motivated by wagers like Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne's novel. One strange tradition evolved to start in a paper suit.
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