Gerry Lindgren ran 350 miles a week for several weeks. That averages out to 50 miles/day. Even if he's exaggerating, you can't deny that he ran more than 200 miles a week, which averages out to more than 28 miles a day.
Dean Molasses only ran 26.2 miles for 50 days (his 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days). In his best shape, he would still get lapped twice by Lindgren in a 2 mile race, and that was when Lindgren was only in high school.
Despite this, more people know about Dean than about Gerry. Naturally, they also admire Dean more.
What's up with the world these days?