Gary Shaw has done several challenges that
defy both physical ability and sometimes common sense. Here are some of
his major highlights:
July 2018: Half Marathon Every Day for a Month:
Gary set off to run a half marathon a day, every day for a month. He
achieved this goal running a total of 406 miles over the course of the
month.
April 2020: #RunTheDate Challenge:
In April 2019, Gary, along with his girlfriend accomplished
ultra-runner Nicole Fleming did the #RunTheDate challenge. Every day
they ran the number of miles equal to the date resulting in 465 mile
month. On the 31st day, Gary "celebrated" with a 42 mile run resulting
in a 507 mile total of 31 days.
May 16, 2020: 24 Cubed (DON'T
TRY THIS) Gary is known for his beer drinking and ultra-running. On
May 16th he set out to complete the 24 cubed (24 miles and 24 beers in
less than 24 hours). The previous known record was 14 hours...Gary
finished in 9 hours and 28 minutes without vomiting or going to the
hospital.
Learn more about Gary and his advice on endurance sports in the book "On Endurance"
September 2015: Run Across Michigan:
Jordan Smith decided to take a 195 mile run across the state of
Michigan. Him along with elite Toughest Mudder athlete Nicholas Allmond
set out and four days later reached their destination covering the
total distance in 84 hours.
2016: Cycling to the Start of Multi-Lap Tough Mudder: Twice Jordan has cycled to the start of a Tough Mudder weekend then ran multiple laps. In
June he biked 28 miles, ran 3 laps (33 miles) of Tough Mudder Saturday
then another on Sunday. Then in September he cycled 78 miles to an
event, ran 2 laps Saturday and another on Sunday.
Dec 2017-Feb 2018: FKT Te Araroa Atttempt:
Attempted to set the self supported Fastest Known Time (FKT) of the Te
Araroa in New Zealand. He ended up missing the FKT but did manage to
cover 2500km in 62 days through a wide variety of grueling terrain.
Hear more from Jordan in the book "Ultra-OCR Bible".
Read about Evan's Ultra-OCR events and background in his biography "Ultra-OCR Man: From Special Forces Soldier to Record Setting Pro Obstacle Course Racer"
