STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And now this, whatever we may think of Reza Baluchi, we can at least salute his ambition.</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: He is an ultra-marathoner who wanted a challenge. He created a floating hydra pod bubble to run in, and then he took it out to sea. It worked like a hamster wheel of sorts. He was trying to run from Miami to Bermuda to promote world peace. When the Coast Guard got word, they called him up on his satphone.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MAN: I understand that the propulsion and maneuvering of your vessel are accomplished only by you running and leaning from one side to the other. Is that correct, sir?</s>REZA BALUCHI: Yes.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: After replying yes, Mr. Baluchi asked for directions to Bermuda but refused a Coast Guard pickup.</s>REZA BALUCHI: I've been, two years, practicing for this.</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: But three days later, exhausted and short of supplies, he finally accepted the rescue offer.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A Coast Guard spokesman commented that Baluchi's effort to promote world peace was frustrated by the currents of the Gulfstream.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: You're listening to MORNING EDITION from NPR News.
Reza Baluchi created a floating "Hydro Pod" to run in. He was trying to run in the bubble from Miami to Bermuda.