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Ep 67: James MacDonald - John o'Groats to Lands End, and Back; RAAM, 24-hr Indoor Attempt

In this episode, we talk with James MacDonald, the only solo Race Across America finisher from Scotland.. After this epic test of endurance, James went on to achieve something very special: the Guinness World Record for the fastest N-S-N double crossing of the island of the UK. Let's roll! 🚲💨

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The only 6-time Race Across America (RAAM) solo overall champion, Christoph Strasser, joins us for a fun and informative episode to discuss RAAM in full detail, one section at a time through each condition and every state of mind. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

December was a month full of inspirational stories. There was a lot of action all around the world taking us from the United States to Europe to India. On today's episode, we'll recap the latest and greatest happenings in the ultra cycling world, including past events, guests on our show, and things to look forward to coming soon to this show. Let's roll! 🚲💨

World class performances don't happen without world class coaching and world records aren't set without expert supervision coupled with a science-based training and nutrition program. In this episode, we chat with Slovenian ultra coach, Aleš Suhadolnik, a kinesiologist, assistant professor, and Ironman triathlete. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

Ultra cyclist, Ironman triathlete, scientist, coach, sports nutritionist, entrepreneur and athlete ambassador, it's Chaitanya Velhal - Team Chai, more commonly known by the name "Chai." Professionally, Chai provides a holistic approach to coaching his athletes with credentials in strength training and nutrition, as well as a Master's Degree in Biotechnology and Biomechanics. Let's roll! 🚲💨

Unfinished business. Dex Tooke, who made it 99% of the way in the Race Across America in 2010 but had to make the difficult decision of DNF'ing just shy of the glorious finish line in Annapolis, Maryland. And so in 2011, Dex came back strong with a successful RAAM crossing and has since crewed for countless other solo racers. Let's roll! 🚲💨

Jen has recently set 8 World Ultra-Cycling Association (WUCA) world records in her 24-hr record attempt in Borrego Springs, California, grabbing the distance records of 100-, 200-, 300-, and 500-km, as well as the 100-, 200-, and 300-mile records, and also the 6 hour timed record. Next up: RAAM 2021. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

Jean-Philippe Soulé has led a marvelously colorful life. In this episode, we hear from Jean-Phi from the perspective of award-winning author, travel-adventurer, athlete, humanitarian, photographer, motivational speaker, bicycle tour guide, and organizer of The Ultra Bike Pursuit in France. Let's roll! 🚲💨

On today's episode, we'll hear from Remek Siudziński who is not just an accomplished ultra cyclist himself but also the organizer of a brand new ultra cycling event launching in 2021, the Race Around Poland (RAP) - traversing 2,200 miles (3554 km) and climbing 33,000 m or 100,000 ft. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

What were you doing just before you turned 18 years old? For Om Hitendra Mahajan, he was celebrating his birthday early by breaking a Guinness World Record, cycling the entire country of India from Kashmir in the North to Kanyakumari in the South––a total of 3,600 km (roughly 2,200 miles)––in a record time of 8 days 7 hours 38 minutes. Let’s roll! 🚲💨

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