I bet this game was some failed programming assignment/project. He thought "Oh! I'm going to make a an olympic running game!" Then he finished the coding, took a step back, realized his failure, and decided to share the ridiculousness with the public.
I couldn't get past 3 meters, but I was loling for like ten minutes straight watching him hoist off the line only to fall backwards on his head.
EDIT: HA! I got 52.3 meters in 10 minutes. Once he fell on the ground I just quickly mashed buttons to move him very slowly lol.