I’m sure most readers of rogueclassicism have seen that commercial where U.S. marathon runner Ryan Hall puts an audio version of the Odyssey on his audio device and starts running, stopping only when the epic is done. Slate Magazine tries to figure out how far he ran (and there’s a video of the commercial if you haven’t seen it) … I won’t spoil the surprise:

• An Audiobook Marathon: How Far Does Ryan Hall Travel While Listening to the Unabridged Odyssey? (Slate)