61 year old ultramarathon swimmer Diana Nyad has just started her attempt to swim from Cuba to Key West. CNN.com has a page tracking her progress. She has been eating 9000 calories a day, mainly in non-solid form, to prepare for her journey, which is a decrease from the 12000 calories a day she ate in the 1970s. update Diana Nyad quit Tuesday morning after swimming 29 hours.

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  1. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    August 7, 2011 @ 11:36 pm

    YESSSS!!!!

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