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Runner Beats Half the Field in 5K Race Wearing a Pair of Crocs
By Trill
A runner named Benjamin Pachev has managed to run a 5,000m race in Crocs, beating about half the field and coming in 12th place.
Earlier last month, Benjamin Pachev slipped on his pair of Crocs, and successfully finished a 5,000m race with a very respectable 14:47.62 time.
While he didn’t come in the first place, he still managed to outrun half his competitors wearing more traditional running shoes.
This unorthodox choice of footwear in a race has attracted a lot of attention, and it’s not the first time we’ve seen him rocking the Crocs during a race. According to Pachev’s father, the whole family uses Crocs to compete in races, just because – as bizarre as it may sound – they prefer Crocs to normal shoes!
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Runner Beats Half the Field in 5K Race Wearing a Pair of Crocs
Trill
“They basically feel like you're running barefoot on grass, except you're doing it on asphalt and you're not losing the speed,” he said. “It's a very good ...