A marathon runner in the Netherlands turned an ordinary flight into an impromptu race when he sprinted down the aisle of an airplane to reach the bathroom to unofficially complete a 5K run from the toilet.
The marathon runner went viral after revealing that he intentionally locked himself in an airplane bathroom and ran in place for the during the flight in order to keep his training streak alive. Rather than pace the aisles or disturb other passengers, he used the tiny lavatory as a makeshift treadmill, jogging in place inside the cramped space. By the time the flight was over, his fitness tracker showed he had logged the equivalent of a 5K all while technically standing in one of the least glamorous rooms on Earth.
TikTok users were neither amused and impressed by his commitment to fitness, dubbing the burst of in-flight exercise an unconventional way to squeeze in some cardio before the plane takes off and cause the other passengers to possibly soil themselves.