Senior citizen completes 500km run in six days
Published on: Saturday, May 27, 2017
Alor Setar: Senior citizen Nasir Abbas who had pledged to run 500km from Shah Alam, Selangor to Alor Setar, Kedah if Kedah won the FA Cup Cup, kept his promise by completing the 500km run in six days. Nasir, 62, who arrived at the Darul Aman Stadium in Alor Setar at 4.10pm Friday was welcomed by about 50 fans and supporters. Completing the run in six days was also a new personal record for Nasir who is no stranger to setting out on difficult endurance missions in the past despite his age. His previous record was completing the 500km run in 10 days. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"I run about 80 km a day or run about 10 hours before taking a break," said Nasir from Taman Sri Putra, Kuala Kedah. – Bernama
