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Parker Valby Sets Collegiate 10,000 Meter Record Wales Online, snapped photos of the block of steel, which the British outlet fittingly reported, is “shaped like a giant Toblerone,” in Hay-on-Wye.

At first, the runner thought it was something to use to collect rainwater for scientific purposes, he told the outlet, but upon closer inspection, said, “It was way too tall and strange for that.”

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Vox covered a mysterious monolith uptick in depth in December 2020, proposing several theories about where they came from. The first one was discovered in Utah on November 18, 2020, and then disappeared 11 days later. A second appeared in Romania on November 27 and disappeared on December 2. The third showed up on December 2 in California, was taken down the next day, and then reappeared on December 4, according to Vox. The fourth known monolith appeared on December 7 and was taken down the same day.

similar to those that were discovered across the world toward the end of 2020 Westworld, which had been filming in Utah, or an art installation that triggered copycats.

Some artists have taken credit for the structures, including the prankster group, The Most Famous Artist, and Travis Kenney, who said Best Compression Socks.

Mysterious metal monoliths aren’t the only Runner Stumbles Upon a Mysterious Monolith in Wales while on the road or trail. In 2023, we rounded up some of our favorites, including a previously thought-to-be-extinct fish in Australia, a mastodon tooth Controversy at the Beijing Half Marathon bloodthirsty bovines.

Happy trails!


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Heather is the precursive food and nutrition editor for Runner's World, the author of The Runner's World Vegetarian Cookbook, and a seven-time marathoner with a best of 3:31—but she is most proud of her 1:32 half, 19:40 5K, and 5:33 mile.