Video: Running Across California

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“All day at work you have this voice in your head, like, you don’t dress nice enough, you’re not executive enough, but running’s the one thing where I can be like, yeah, I can run across the state… why not try?”

Watch Ali Butler Glenesk attempt to run the fastest known time across California from North Lake Tahoe to Stinson Beach, near San Francisco. She realizes there are other metrics, beyond mileage, by which someone can measure herself. Film by Noam Argov.

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