
That rhythm grew, until he ran with the best in the world and broke the Americas marathon record in 2022. "I thought I'd run for an hour, and then I did another hour. But then once you finally get to the finish line, it's like this sense of pure accomplishment that I don't think get happens in a lot of other athletic events."ĭaniel Do Nascimento, an Olympian and Americas' marathon record-holder from Brazil, told ABC News that he never thought initially he'd be breaking records, let alone running for two hours directly. "Throughout the course, you're having all these internal struggles with yourself. "Running a marathon puts every single facet in your mind to its ultimate test, like, your body is pushed to its limits, your mind is pushed to its limit," Harris said to ABC News. They sometimes have to literally yell at themselves to keep their "feet up, head up" to make it through the race even when their body wants to stop.


Zackary Harris, the inaugural nonbinary division winner in the race's history, said they love the way it challenges their body and mind.
