The Fellowship of the Ring could have really used a guy like Glen Sutton, who once completed a 372 mile ultra-marathon in four days, running 101 hours straight over the mountainous terrain of Milford Sound and Mount Hood in New Zealand (which we all know is actually Middle Earth).
I suppose when you're an ultra-marathoner who could have run from Rivendale to Mordor and slam-dunked the Ring of Power in Mount Doom in just a few days, a regular marathon that's only a measly 26 miles is a walk in the park.
But running the thing in a giant beer can is just a slap in the face to us mere mortals.
And that's just what Glen Sutton did at the Dunedin marathon.
Sutton ran the marathon in a beer can to support the event industry, which has had a rough couple of years, what with the totalitarian lockdowns in New Zealand and all.
Of course, it wasn't all fun and games. He said there were a couple of wind blasts that knocked him over, although the can sustained more damage than he did.
In the end, he did complete the event, so kudos to him.
Now they need to create a sport of walking slowly around the block holding a can. I think most of us could manage that one.
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