Yingnan challenges the 24-hour hamster marathon? Eastnews Press Agency, the father of two children from Southend, Essex, England, has been looking for the idea of raising money for local hospitals until he was very lucky to come up with the idea. Dean said that the idea came into being when he challenged another charity fundraising activity of "10 to complete 8 marathons in one day". He said that at that time, he thought, "I need a challenge with the function of' communication', instead of running alone like this, so as to attract more people's attention. So, when he later told his colleagues about this project and said that he didn't want to run on a boring treadmill all day and was unattractive, one of them suggested, why not try a large hamster wheel? The idea struck Dean like lightning, so he spent several weeks and 500 pounds (NT$ 20,000) DIY building this giant roller weighing 65 kilograms. He wants to finish this charity activity in the central street of a local shopping center in full view, so he thinks that psychological factors may be his biggest challenge. He said: "It's really like a hamster sitting on a big wheel, running under the gaze of everyone, which really makes me uncomfortable. I will be very concerned about whether I will fall before others." Dean's 38-year-old wife has long been troubled by his bold but kind actions, but this time when she heard such a crazy concept, she could only calmly shake her head and walk away. Dean said, "She knows what crazy ideas will be in my head, so I know that this move of shaking her head is equivalent to agreeing to let me do it. 」
? In fact, this big hamster wheel for runners is not an innovation. Well-known sports brands have also set up similar devices at some expositions before large-scale marathons to let runners experience and try to be hamsters. Some of them are even connected to power generation equipment other than speedometers, such as the recent 20 15 Taipei Marathon Expo. See if you can make a few words shine. Dean once ran a marathon with a best score of 3 hours 13, but in order to complete this task, he is currently practicing on a giant roller every day. When the roller was just finished, Dean's 29-year-old brother Matt volunteered to be the first "mouse", but he fell down soon after running. Dean said that this giant roller doesn't rotate all the time like the plastic roller used by hamsters. Once the steps go wrong, the speed of the giant roller will soon slow down. Dean's current record on the roller is 2 hours, but he hopes to extend it to 3-4 hours before the official challenge day.
? Oriental news agency