Zuckerberg cracks Murph challenge

June 02, 2023 11:10

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mark Zuckerberg/Instagram

From The Guardian newspaper: Mark Zuckerberg has raised internet eyebrows after revealing he has taken part in an intensive challenge in which he ran a mile, completed 100 pull-ups, 200 press-ups and 300 squats, before running a further mile, all while wearing a 9kg weighted vest.

The Facebook founder, in a post on his own page, said he had completed the "Murph challenge' in 39 minutes 58 seconds, a time that one user said would put him in the top 1% of those who completed the event, which is named in memory of a US navy seal who was killed in Afghanistan," The Guardian reported.

"It's not the first time Zuckerberg, 39, has boasted of his athletic achievements," The Guardian noted. Rrecent posts celebrated the medals he won in his first jiu jitsu tournament (gold and silver) and a sub-20 minute 5K.

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