Moshe Lederfien70 years old, who defines himself as ‘the pineapple marathon runner’. The man runs dozens of marathons with that fruit on his head and keeps his balance intact. The athlete was born in Israel and travels around the world with the aim of Raise awareness about the importance of consuming fruits and caring for nature. Lederfien is not looking to break records or get on the podium; He just wants to make visible the connection between man and the environment.
His recent participation was this Sunday in Seville, where he stole everyone’s attention, not only from the marathon runners who participated in the competition but from the media. After finishing the 42,195 kilometer race, the man said he felt happy and satisfied. ““Fruit is one of the most important foods for people and I want to bring that good to everyone,” he said in several interviews. The veteran comes from competing in New York, and also ran the Berlin Marathon with the same fruit on his head.
More than one will wonder how Moshe Lederfien to keep the balance of the pineapple on his head, since, the man runs at good speed and the fruit does not fall. The secret of stability, he assures, is his mental strength and his great training on a daily basis. In the words of the protagonist, he never dropped the pineapple in a competition. “It remains stable even at high speed.” He said very happy.
The approach of Moshe Lederfien to sport is due to the consequences left by the Yom Kippur Warsince the man participated as a combatant in the conflict that began on October 6, 1973. The confrontation that occurred between Israel and its Arab neighbors left Lederfien in shock. It is for that reason that he approached sports to improve his mental health. In the war, man also saw how the ecosystem had been destroyed and that situation led him to communicate a message between man, nature and the mind. “The connection between man and nature, the body and the mind are inseparable,” said the athlete.
In 2019, Leader fien He completed eleven marathons with the pineapple on his head. His adventure, however, began much earlier, at the age of 53, when he suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure and weighed 130 kilos. At that moment the veteran made the decision to change and to this day his physical transformation is surprising.
In 2022, Leader fien fulfilled the dream of participating in the marathon Valencia. 21,813 runners participated in the competition and crossed the finish line. Runners from more than 120 countries came to the test. Moshe Lederfien and his pineapple on his head managed to finish the 42 Kilometers and were also the attraction of the competition. At that time, the veteran said that his participation was frequent every year. “I always come, I have run more than 100 marathons. “I want to send a message of balance to the world,” he said at that time. Currently, Lederfien trains about 30 kilometers a day, always with a fruit on his head. He claims that before she ran with a watermelon.
Another example of balance in marathons is the ability to Michal Kapral, The fastest Canadian man in the world who runs at high speed juggling three balls, the athlete recorded a record time in different marathons.
Kapral, 52, has 3,457 followers on Twitter and posts spectacular videos of his training at full speed while juggling four and even five balls. On his social network he also boasts his Guinness Marathon Record juggling a time of 2:50:12. The athlete participated in different competitions in Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia and Chicago. Kapral, in addition to being a great runner, also has another ability: he claims to be a specialist in laughter research, in honor of that he always provokes more than one laugh among his spectators.
Corporal not the only one who runs juggling, Michael Bergeron follow his steps. In October 2018 he took the record from Kapral himself in the half marathon with a time of 1:17:09. He did it in Toronto and Kapral’s previous mark was 1:20:40. Bergeron also holds the 10k record at 35:36.
In short, marathons became great challenges; To the challenge that the distance itself implies, some runners decided to add an extra difficulty on their own. The last candidate to join this select group is the American Irene Sewellwho competed in 2016 wearing high heels.
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