Ultra-runner Joe McConaughey at the 2022 Cocodona 250 ultramarathon (IMAGE)

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Ultra-runner Joe McConaughey at the 2022 Cocodona 250 ultramarathon

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Researchers tracked ultra-runner Joe McConaughey at the 2022 Cocodona 250 ultramarathon to measure how much energy the human body can burn during extreme endurance event.

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Howie Stern

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