Canadian Ben Pobjoy has set out on a journey to break the Guinness world record for most marathons ran by a male in a year (239).
Mississauga, Ont., native Ben Pobjoy is shown in this handout selfie image. Pobjoy has set out on a journey to break the Guinness world record for most marathons ran by a male in a year, held by American Larry Macon.The Mississauga, Ont., native has set out on a journey to break thePobjoy, who started on New Year’s Day, plans to accomplish the feat running marathon-length distances across 90 countries, including Canada, while capturing content of all his discoveries along the way.
“Life is short. The pandemic showed me how quickly the world could change and, you know, if I’m going to gamble, I might as well gamble on myself.” The idea to chase the record came about in 2021, while much of the Greater Toronto Area experienced long stretches of time under lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After a conversation with his wife, Christine, he has broken it up into four legs, where she will join him for parts of each one and he will visit home at points in time. To give his family some peace of mind, he also wears a satellite communicator that emits a signal every two minutes to a portal they have access to, along with a button he can hit in circumstances where he could be injured or kidnapped.
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