Australian YouTuber Beau Miles runs marathon in a hotel

Australian YouTuber Beau Miles was looking for a change of scenery on his morning run in Seattle, so he decided to run a marathon inside the Hyatt Hotel, where he was staying.

Miles’s goal was to run every inch of the hotel, including hallways, stairwells, conference rooms, lobby, pool deck and bar, and anywhere else that was remotely runnable. 

“When I asked for permission from the hotel manager, I was shocked when she said yes,” said Miles. “I even asked: Are you sure about that?, and she replied, “Yes, that’ll be fine.”

In the video, Miles (an ideal last name for a runner), jogs around the hotel and is seen even making pit stops at the continental breakfast, referring to it as his “unsanctioned aid station.”

Running around in the same building may seem a little tedious, but according to Miles’ calculations, each lap (every floor and room) was around 10 kilometres. “The novelty of running a marathon in a hotel did not wear off,” said Miles. “I had a bloody good time, and I got to run in a place I normally wouldn’t get the chance.”

Miles is an Australian outdoorsman and YouTuber with over 500,000 subscribers, who does quirky outdoor challenges around two activities that usually don’t go together, like running a marathon in a hotel. He’s also done other outlandish running challenges on YouTube, such as running a mile an hour for 24 hours, and a 90-kilometre work commute.

posted Friday April 14th
by Running Magazine