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In Mere Minutes, Ultra-Marathoner Wins 420 Games Race In San Francisco

Submitted by Mark Leger - Ci... on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 08:45

It looks like Avery Collins - the ultra-marathoner who uses cannabis as part of his training regimen - is built for speed as well as distance. The 24-year-old from North Carolina won the third annual 420 Games road race in San Francisco on the weekend in a time of just nine minutes. Mind you, he didn't run 4.2 miles in that time (the race was shortened to two miles at the last minute because of some traffic issues in the area) but that's still really fast.

To prep for the race, the Colorado resident told SFGATE he ate some potato chip edibles and toked a couple of times.

“I use cannabis on a daily - hourly? - basis. Running high is awesome. It’s pure joy,” said Collins, who just a few weeks ago ran 112 miles in Colorado’s San Juan mountain range in a time of about 34 hours.

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