Regarding fascination I think in my opinion its reading about Scotlands greatest ever distance fancier Alan Raeside of Irvine,RCH cock "The Conqueror" 1,009mls vel.687 from Palamos Spain,then his grandson timed from Palamos,makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up,anytime I need a "Buzz" just read about it all over again,saying that I admire everyone who has the guts to enter races at 500mls+.