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As though the personal trainers at Pure Austin weren't awesome enough already -- and by "awesome" we mean "intimidating" -- one of them is attempting to set a new world record next Monday as a fundraiser for some less-than-fortunate local kids.
On July 10th, fitness specialist and triathlete Shawn Bostad will embark on a twelve hour run on a treadmill and attempt to beat Martin Tighe's record distance of 85.83 miles. That's roughly 7.15 miles per hour, or a per-mile pace of a little under 8:30 minutes.
Shawn's doing it to help out the Austin Miracle League at Town and Country, which gives special-needs children the ability to play baseball as a team and run around a synthetic field and otherwise engage in normal kid-type things:
I, Shawn Bostad, local triathlete and fitness specialist at Pure Austin, will run on a treadmill for 12 straight hours. I'm asking those interested in the fundraiser,to make a pledge per mile or simply donate a flat amount. The fundraiser will be held at the Quarry Lake Pure Austin and will begin at 7:00am, July 10th, and end at 7:00pm that evening. All interested in watching me perform the 12 hour run are encouraged to stop by and make a pledge.
Pledging $50 or more gets you a free one-day pass to Pure Austin; they'll also be raffling off 5 personal training sessions if you stop by the gym on the day of the run.
