Episode 33 - Joel Runyon on What It Take to Run 7 Ultramarathons on 7 Continents

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2017

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Joel smashes through goals normally considered impossible.

Recently, he completed an ambitious project to run 7 ultramarathons on 7 continents for charity to build 7 schools in developing countries.

He succeeded - raising over $190,000. The 777 Project brought him to:

Thailand
Antarctica
Australia
Patagonia
South Africa
Finland
and Chicago!

Joel's philanthropic quest brought him around the world to extreme locations and terrain that nearly broke him.

But his persistence led to the constructions of seven schools through Pencils of Promise, a charity where 100% of donations go toward its mission of school construction, scholarships, and trains teachers.

Joel is on the podcast to talk about what it takes to run a series of ultramarathons in rapid succession, in varying climates, on very different terrain, all over the world.

What are the travel logistics like for such an audacious project?

How do you train for so many different races?

What kind of gear is necessary to race in Antarctica?

We cover that - and a lot more - on today's show.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Ready, set go.
0:05.0	This is episode 33 with ultra-marathoner philanthropist and the man who just ran seven
0:09.7	ultras on seven continents, Mr. Joel Runyon.
0:13.3	Welcome back to the podcast everyone. I'm your host
0:25.9	Jason Fitzgerald and it is usually my job to help you become a better runner
0:30.0	faster, stronger, impervious to injury, and a lover of split-leg short shorts.
0:35.7	But sometimes it's helpful to be inspired.
0:38.6	It's helpful to get remotivated.
0:40.9	And it's helpful to meet runners who are doing big things and changing the world at the same time.
0:46.0	That's what we're doing today.
0:48.0	First, let's thank our sponsor Health IQ and insurance company that helps health conscious people like us runners get special
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1:00.0	running can help you save on insurance.
1:02.5	All right, on the podcast is a long time
1:04.7	friend of strength running, Joel Runyon.
1:07.1	Joel started running about eight years ago
1:09.1	as a triathlete and has since evolved
1:11.4	into an accomplished ultra-marathoner.
1:13.0	He's just completed races on all seven continents
1:16.0	to raise money for the charity Pencils of Promise.
1:19.0	So far, he's raised over $190,000,
1:22.0	met his goal of building seven schools in developing countries
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