Miami Local Eddy Palermo to Attempt Ultra-Marathon While DJing Live

In a world-first challenge, Miami local Eddy Palermo is set to attempt a 50km run while DJing live at The Underline park on August 8. Anyone who knows Eddy Palermo or has attended one of his ZENSKI events knows he is bold, ambitious, and certainly not shy about promoting his events. Yet he balances this with a level and friendly demeanor that draws people in to support his goals. With the launch of BPMATHON, he is setting the bar very high for his next event and doing so on a public stage. On August 8, at The Underline in Miami, Eddy will take on the challenge of running an ultra-marathon while DJ’ing a continuous live set for those in the park to enjoy. How attainable is this feat? He’s done ultra-marathons before, and this one is estimated to take him about seven hours. And he has DJ’d a seven-hour set before, so why not combine the two? A “custom-built, self-pushed DJ rig on wheels” will be used during the run. Imagine those runners pushing kids in strollers, only Eddy’s “kid” will be a DJ rig. The deeper purpose behind this is that music and running are both huge passions of mine, and there’s nothing more I want to do than make a positive impact on the world through music. If t...