Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Given the right set of genes, gene expression, diet, exercise, and willpower a human being is remarkably adaptable. You could, perhaps . . .
Run a mile in 3:43.13.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicham_El_Guerrouj
Do a standing high jump of 1.9 meters (6 feet 2 inches).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_high_jump
Do a running high jump of 8 feet ½ inch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_jump
Do a standing long jump of 3.71 metres (12 feet 2 inches).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_long_jump
Do a running long jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet 4 inches).
Note: “Some jumps over 8.95 meters have been officially recorded (8.99 meters by Mike Powell himself, 8.96 meters by Ivan Pedroso), but were not validated since there was either no reliable wind speed measurement available, or because wind speed exceeded 2.0 m/s.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump
Do a continuous run of 11,799 miles. “Parsons averaged 72.4 kilometers (44.9 miles) a day until he broke the record and wore out a dozen pairs of running shoes during the marathon run.”
http://www.coolrunning.com.au/news/2000n024.shtml
Pull a 948 lb deadlift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VZOlFo0Q1U
Bench press 1010 lbs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench_press
Swim as fast as 5.1mph.
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/NoahKalkstein.shtml
Swim a long, long way.
“There are two ways at looking at this record but they were both set by the same person . . . Slovenian Martin Strel. In 2001 Martin Strel swam 504 KM or 312 miles down the Danube river. He covered the distance in 84 hours 10 minutes of nonstop swimming. In 2002 Martin Strel swam the Mississippi river, a total of 3,885 KM or 2,360 miles. He covered the distance in 68 days.”
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long178.html
Memorize 22,514 digits of pi.
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long418.html
Survive without air for 8 minutes and 6 seconds.
http://www.deeperblue.net/article.php/108/22
Go 264 hours (11 days) without sleep.
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long15.html
Survive without water for 18 days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_skills
Go without food for 382 days.
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/cwes/PreandPosts/Pond%20Study%20pre%20and%20post.pdf