This week we’re replaying our favorite episodes about when the world of sports went off course.
In The 1920s There Was A Footrace From Los Angeles To New York
In 1928, the Trans-America Foot Race, aka the “Bunion Derby,” in which about 200 runners in Los Angeles set out to run all the way to New York City.
The Netherlands Turned Pole-Sitting Into A Competitive Sport
The U.S. had flagpole sitting a century ago, but the Netherlands has Paalzitten, a sport in which people try to outlast each other sitting on poles.