Pfendler finished in just under 44 days, faster than the previous comparable female record holder’s 86 days or the male record holder’s 52 days
Not even close, that's seriously impressive.
this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2026
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Fucking big deal. I can do that too. There's a branch off the North Equatorial Current that takes you right there; surely something that eats me in Monterey Bay will show up in Hawai'i eventually.
Edit: Either this is a really tough crowd or one that didn't pick up on the self-deprecating twist where I die and get eaten immediately into the journey.
I think a lot of voters don't really read or think about a comment, just respond on vibes.
I can probably do it in less than a day with a proper launching system. I say probably because I can only try once.
Lol... Down voters didn't make it past the first 8 words. It's a pretty good post if you make it all the way to the punchline.
Yeah you can't bury the lede so deep
It's 20 words – 4 seconds at an average English reading speed of 300 wpm.
It's not the length it's the structure. You've got to introduce Chekhov's gun right away.
You get an upvote for spelling lede correctly.
In a recent video posted as she neared Oahu, she reflected on the meaning of her accomplishment and what she hoped others would take from it.
“If any part of this made at least one person feel a little bit more powerful in their own skin, I couldn’t ask for anything else and I’m happy,” she said. “Think about trying to find your own big, hard, scary thing. You might not think that you are strong enough to finish it right now, but you’re definitely strong enough to start it, and you’ll find everything else along the way. I’m going to go finish my big, hard scary thing.”
Fuck yeah
I think this should be upgraded from mildly interesting to actually interesting
Awesome, literally just became aware of this yesterday. Awesome for her beating the human record for this. That's a distance of at least 2,285 miles. I wonder how long it took not only her but everyone who has accomplished this so I can calculate the average speed across the journey.