With 2008 almost officially in the record books we thought you would enjoy hearing from the most newsworthy endurance athletes of the year.
As the year draws to a close, today we'll feature our last and we think most interesting and entertaining interview with an athlete that made news this year.
He holds several crazy hard endurance world records, and he's not done yet.
His name is Greg Kolodziejzyk.
On July 17th, 2006 on a race track in Eureka, CA, Greg set two world records recognized by both the International Human Powered Vehicle Association and Guinness World Records. The first record is for the most distance traveled in 24 hours by human power (647 miles, 1041 km), and the second for the world's fastest 1000 km time trial (23 hours, 2 minutes).
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On June 3, 2007, Greg pedaled 173 km (108 miles) in 24 hours around a rectangular course on the Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary setting a new official Guinness world record.
This year he went back to the boat and did it all again to even extent and reclaim his record.
But not only did Greg set the records, he also helped design and build the bike and boat that made the records possible.
Oh yes, he's also completed a dozen Ironman Triathlons and qualified and race at the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
On his website Greg writes:
"By exploring the powerful combination of innovation and the limits of human performance, I hope to educate, inspire or simply entertain those who share my passion for all that is Human Power.
Human Power Rocks!"
Check out more photos and stories on Greg's website HERE.
But Greg is not done yet. His next two projects including setting a record for human powered flight and or crossing the Pacific Ocean in human powered boat.
Intrigued?
Just listen to the podcast to find out how Greg went from an everyday business man to and extraordinary endurance athlete.
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