Mount Everest, the uncontested peak of the world, stands 29,035 feet, or 5-1/2 miles, above sea level. The summit of the mountain was first reached in 1953 by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary, and since that date, hundreds of climbers ascended to the top of the world's tallest mountain. For Jesper Olsen, of Copenhagen, Denmark, 5-1/2 miles is but an hour of his estimated year-and-10-month project. Since Jan.1 2004, Olsen has been running around the globe, and plans to complete his 16,156 mile expedition by the year's end.On Friday and Saturday, Olsen ran on U.S.30 through Warsaw, and will make his way through Columbia City and Fort Wayne today and Tuesday as he finishes up the last leg of his world track. According to Olsen, running the distance of the world is one of the few athletic feats mankind has not accomplished.
Joe Kirkendall, Times-Union staff writer- | July 28, 2016