606 miles in six days: teacher Megan Eckert chases ultrarunning history – and a men’s record

At this week’s world championship, the women’s record holder who once feared a 5K will try to top her own 144-hour distance – and beat the US men’s mark While many teachers head back to school this week, middle-school math teacher Megan Eckert will be 5,000 miles from her…

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