From The "Get A Liffe" Department

Single city block hosts world's longest race :

Reuters - Tue Jul 25, 8:11 AM ET Sent 291 times

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The longest foot race in the world is 3,100 miles, long enough to stretch from New York to Los Angeles. Those who run it choose a different route: they circle one city block in Queens -- for two months straight.
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I can't even put into words the magnitude of stupidity involved here.
What a fucking waste of time.