Ultramarathoner Josh Spector captured聽鈥攜es, more than five times the distance of a marathon鈥攚ith a GoPro. Then he聽.
Spector’s seven years of training mentally prepared him for聽 that follows聽
“These long races are much more challenging psychologically than physically,” says Spector, who reaffirms to his GoPro that “it’s gonna be okay” throughout his trek.
About 70 athletes navigated Brazil’s dirt roads and city streets, often in the sole company of grazing livestock. The pilgrimage traditionally takes hikers 12 to 15 days, but Spector finished in聽32:49:20. Runner聽Oraldo Romualdo聽currently holds the race record with a finishing time of聽24:41:30.
In exchange for bragging rights, Spector earned war wounds inclusive of giant blisters that took five weeks to heal.