Thread:Brian Linder/@comment-3076045-20170715035104

You likely already know this - but that article was slightly wrong. The whole Parsecs thing is actually SUPPOSED to be about distance. The Kessel Run involves skirting a black hole known as "The Maw'. What he's boasting is that he was able to complete a loop so very dangerous (his ship was also damaged in the process).

Sadly, though, this used to be canon, until Disney decided the movies took place in a different universe to the books/games.

/nerd rant over 