There’s running a marathon (26.2 miles), running an ultramarathon (31, 50 and 62 miles) and then there’s what David Goggins did recently. The retired United States Navy SEAL, motivational speaker and author finished a 200-mile ultramarathon called the Bigfoot 200, which takes place in Washington’s Cascade Mountains.
If the fact that he actually finished the race isn’t impressive enough, he did so in 66 hours, four minutes and 17 seconds. This time, according to one update on the race, is roughly 40 hours faster than the average finishing time of 106 hours.
Details of David Goggins’ Impressive Bigfoot 200-Mile Run
The Bigfoot 200 reportedly takes runners through more than 30,000 feet of elevation, as Dexerto revealed. According to the race tracking data, Goggins maintained an average pace of 4.1 miles per hour while moving, and stopped for just over 20 hours for rest.
The race marked Goggins’ return to long-distance running, and the fact that he ran any type of marathon, let alone a 200-mile ultramarathon, is unbelievable considering the circumstances.
Goggins, 50, reportedly underwent five knee surgeries over the last 18 months before shockingly managing to finish the grueling 200-mile race in 23rd overall.
Joe Rogan’s Priceless Reaction to David Goggins Running the Bigfoot 200
Following Goggins’ incredibly impressive feat, many high-profile names sounded off on his effort. Among them was former television host turned UFC announcer and host of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
While discussing Goggins finishing the Bigfoot 200-mile race on his podcast, Rogan was left in complete amazement, specifically highlighting the multiple knee surgeries Goggins underwent before this.
“Shoutout to my brother David Goggins, who just finished the Bigfoot 200. That dude has no knees, ladies and gentlemen,” Rogan said. “He’s got no knees and he just ran 200 miles through the f—ing mountains.”
Joe Rogan reacts to David Goggins finishing the Bigfoot 200.
“That dude has no knees.” https://t.co/JiamaJOgTt pic.twitter.com/qC5q7roKB8
— Joe Rogan Podcast News (@joeroganhq) August 14, 2025
Rogan went on to respond to his guest’s point that this is a great example of how “belief can break reality” by adding an interesting additional tidbit.
“It certainly broke it in the eyes of his doctor,” Rogan added. “His doctor, when they first saw his knees…he was like, I can’t believe you can walk on these legs, forget about run thousands of miles. Like this is nuts, he was not just bone-on-bone, his bone was distorted.”
That certainly adds another level of impressive to something that I could never even fathom doing, so Goggins deserves a lot of credit for this, along with his many, many other ultramarathons.
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