Man completes marathon in flip-flops

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Photo by Laura Johnson/Courtesy of Runner's World

By Matt Pepin, Boston.com Staff

It's interesting enough that Runner's World is reporting that a man completed the recent Baltimore Marathon wearing flip-flops.

The fact that Keith Levasseur posted a time of 2:46.58 makes it even more unbelievable. His goal was a sub-three-hour time, he told Runner's World.

"I knew it was all about maintaining a very efficient and balanced stride," he told Runner's World. "There were times when my feet and ankles would get tired from maintaining a more rigid stride than I might otherwise have and I would start landing more on the outside of the my foot and cause my heel to slip off the sandal. It only happened a few times and when it did, it would refocus my concentration on my stride and posture."

Oddball running stunts are nothing new, and countless runners have completed marathons in costumes or barefoot, but Levasseur's speed is remarkable.

Levasseur said he will seek to have it recorded as a Guinness World Record. However, the comments on the RW story indicate someone may already have a better time in the flip-flop division.

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