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Man sets world record for running marathon around five-metre loop in his garden

Machnik took 13 hours to complete 8,440 laps of the tight circle, raising money to donate towards fighting COVID-19. Wojtek Machnik/Facebook/Instagram

Wojtek Machnik from Katowice, who previously ran a marathon around his bed, took 13 hours to complete 8,440 laps of the tight circle, raising money to donate towards fighting COVID-19.

Ultramarathon woman wins gruelling five-day desert run – despite NEVER doing it before

Running 250km through the blazing Namibian desert, speedy Kasia Orzechowska was almost an hour faster than the record set last year by Kristina Madsen of Denmark and also came first in the final stage of the race, beating all the other runners, male and female.

Wonder woman conquers world in globe’s most extreme cross-country race

TFN travelled to Wieliszew, central Poland, to sit down with Patrycja Bereznowska the winner of this year’s edition of the gruelling 24-hour run Badwater competition.Covering 217km non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA, the Badwater 135 is the most demanding and extreme running race anywhere on the planet. 

Polish Independence Run

There are many ways to celebrate events related to the regaining of Independence by Poland. Here we present a sporty option.

Race to the top: runner Marcin Świerc triumphs in France

Pole runs “best 8 kilometres” of his life and takes home coveted prize

Wolf's Trail run sets off from Warsaw Citadel

The 6th edition of the Wolf's Trail commemorational run in honour of Poland's post-war Cursed Soldiers anti-communist underground set off on Sunday morning from the Warsaw Citadel.

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Life

Mystery surrounds ‘spooky magic witch circles’ found ‘hidden in plain sight’ at opposite ends of the country

The apotropaic medieval signs used to ward off evil spirits were discovered in a secret stairwell at Kraków’s Wawel Castle and in the roof of an old cathedral in Kamień Pomorski by the Polish coast.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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