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State Chapters => Florida => Topic started by: libertybele on April 04, 2020, 11:08:38 pm
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'Running Man' carries large American flag on 7-mile run in support of workers battling coronavirus
When his community needed some support, Chris Wauben came running.
Wauben, a resident of Holiday, Fla., recently set out for a seven-mile run while carrying a 6-foot-by-10-foot American flag as part of his efforts to honor the brave health care workers battling the coronavirus crisis.
“I’ve been running with the American flag for probably about 10 years now,†said Wauben, adding that he did his first 10K a few decades back — and wearing a Santa hat..........
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/running-man-large-american-flag-support-workers-battling-coronaviru (https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/running-man-large-american-flag-support-workers-battling-coronaviru)
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The wind drag on that large-ish flag must be considerable!
Then, about 10 years ago, Wauben completed a 30-mile run in Miami, this time wearing a Santa hat with a little American flag attached, and “people absolutely loved it," he said.
In the years since, Wauben has become known as "The Running Man" of Florida, often seen carrying at least one flag on his inspirational runs.
If that was an organized running event, I'm going to guess that "30-mile run" was actually a 50K, 31.1 miles, which is a somewhat common distance in the ultra-marathon world.