French Man Runs Marathon On Apartment Balcony During Coronavirus Lockdown

The coronavirus pandemic might be stopping people from heading to their gym, but it doesn't mean you can't go for a long-distance run.

One French man has turned his balcony into a running route after completing a marathon along a 7m strip.

WATCH: Nochomovitz Shares Footage Of His Makeshift Race Track

In his Toulouse apartment, Elisha Nochomovitz ran 42km in a time of six hours and 48 minutes.

The 32-year-old shared the footage online, where he completed 6000 laps.

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🎖FINISHER MARATHON DE MON BALCON🎖 . 🔸️Je viens courir pendant près de 7heures sur mon balcon de 7 mètres de long et 1metre de large. (Vous avez été nombreux à calculer,à peu près 6000 A/R) J'avais la possibilité de sortir pour courir autour de la maison,mais si tout le monde pense pareil on aurait été nombreux dehors... Mon travail a été reconnu d'inutilité public,donc le meilleur moyen de ne pas se laisser abattre c'est de faire du sport. 🔸️La consigne était de rester à la maison,c'est ce que j'ai fait. Juste pour vous montrer qu'on a pas d'excuses,et s'il vous plaît penser à toutes ces aides soignants qui sont en première ligne face à ce virus 🙏🙏❤ J'écris à chaud après avoir tourner pendant 7h sur mon balcon...tout se mélange dans ma tête et j'ai envie de vomir hahaha... Mais merci à tous et toutes pour vos messages/soutien tout le long de la journée. Vous m'avez bien aider à tenir. J'ai bossé mon mental aujourdhui. Je ne me pensais plus capable de courir 42bornes mais #marathonman est toujours présent ⚡🤜🤛 LA BISE #marathonman #runhappy #runhappyteam #runtoexplore #runtoinspire #runstoppable #motivationoftheday #nopainnogain #runningmotivation #runnerlife #igrunners #runnersofinstagram #picoftheday #marathonfinisher #fuckcovid19 #npng #trainhard #workhard #athlete #motivation #brooksrunhappyteam

"I wanted to bring something playful to the containment. I saw pictures of people going out of their homes for jogging," he told HuffPost France.

"But if everyone does the same, we will all end up outside. Part of my goal was to kill as much time as possible."

Not content with his current time, Nochomovits has set his sights on setting a new PB.

"How about another marathon to improve my record. Or a 12-hour home trainer session, on my balcony?" He added.

France is currently in a 15-day lockdown with the potential for it to be extended.

Alex Pierotti

Alex Pierotti is the Digital Content Editor for Men's Health Australia, with experience reporting on health, fitness and sport. With a Journalism degree from UNSW under his belt, he got his start working in TV, working on the live broadcast of the Intrust Super Shute Shield on 7TWO before making the switch to print and digital at Pacific Magazines.

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