Because of Bad GPS, This Runner Did 49 miles in the Virtual London Marathon

South Africa News News

Because of Bad GPS, This Runner Did 49 miles in the Virtual London Marathon
South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines
  • 📰 runnersworld
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 10 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 7%
  • Publisher: 71%

Jodey Hopcroft ended up walking for more than 15 hours 😱

feeling around the 25-mile mark. That was close to the truth for one runner in the virtualJodey Hopcroft began her long journey at 4:45 a.m., but because of a bad GPS connection along the Norfolk coast, she completed 49 miles rather than the traditional 26.2. She had already run the London Marathon four times, but chose to walk this time, as she had not trained for it. She was taking part to raise money for the multiple sclerosis charity MS-UK.

‘I thought it would be fine when I set off, but the GPS is pretty bad around here, especially when you get mist and rain, so I should have realised there might be problems.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

runnersworld /  🏆 19. in US

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Trump rips Biden and Fauci for coronavirus 'bad calls' and again suggests the pandemic nearly overTrump rips Biden and Fauci for coronavirus 'bad calls' and again suggests the pandemic nearly overPresident Trump attacked Joe Biden and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci during a campaign rally in Prescott, Ariz.
Read more »

How Jim Parsons Got Good at Playing BadHow Jim Parsons Got Good at Playing BadIt’s not easy outrunning an outsized character like Sheldon Cooper, the awkward theoretical physicist played by Jim Parsons for 12 seasons on the ratings hit “The Big Bang Theory.&8221…
Read more »

'Bad Hair' Cast Congratulates Co-Star Kelly Rowland on 2nd Pregnancy'Bad Hair' Cast Congratulates Co-Star Kelly Rowland on 2nd PregnancyBlair Underwood, Lena Waithe and others celebrated the happy news with ET while promoting their new Hulu horror film.
Read more »

Christine McGuinness wails 'f**k my life' after having a really bad dayChristine McGuinness wails 'f**k my life' after having a really bad dayChristine revealed her cancer-stricken mum is struggling with chemotherapy and admitted she’s suffering with insomnia before muttering “f**k my life” when she got a parking ticket
Read more »

'Bad math': Airlines' COVID safety analysis challenged by expert'Bad math': Airlines' COVID safety analysis challenged by expertA campaign by coronavirus-stricken aviation giants to persuade the world it's safe to fly has been questioned by one of the scientists whose research it draws upon.
Read more »

Editorial: Bad policies are turning colleges into COVID-19 hotbedsEditorial: Bad policies are turning colleges into COVID-19 hotbedsMuch of this could have been avoided if colleges had thought to do more than just test students and impose rules that everyone knew weren’t going to be followed.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-04-22 10:17:19