The New York Half Marathon is not only characterized by being one of the best marathons in the world, as well as one of the most complicated, it is also for the countless anecdotes that the test leaves behind. One of them is how an American athlete has broken the world record in the distance using Crocs as footwear.
Kevin Leimkuhler, originally from Denver, completed the complicated test in less than 3 hours, specifically at 2:51:27. Without a doubt, a spectacular pace, since this means running 42 kilometers and 195 meters at 4:03 per kilometer.
For this, The athlete wore striking red Crocs that, At the end of the race, he decorated with different numbers that marked the time in which he had managed to complete the marathon.
The athlete published his race on the well-known training recording application, Strava, as well as several images and videos in which you can see him running with Crocs and how people are amazed when they see him.
This is not the only striking image that the New York Marathon has left. In the same, it has also been possible see an athlete running with his bib pinned to his chest. The New Yorker, as can be seen in an image by photographer Joe Hale, attached four safety pins to his chest to hold the number directly on his skin.