Sometimes, running 26.2 miles just isn't hard enough.

On Oct. 30, one extremely athletic man decided to run the 37th Dublin Marathon inside a huge Eiffel Tower costume.

The athlete, identified by local news reports as 70-year-old Paris-based runner Michel Bach, exemplified dedication by wearing the outfit for the entirety of the race.

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Delighted by his costume, spectators shared videos of the devoted runner on social media at various points of the event.

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According to a friend, Bach started running when he was 40 years old and has run in over 200 marathons, including races in New York, Chicago, Paris, Los Angeles and Nepal.

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What can we say? Vive la France.

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