Michael Wardian Completes 100-Miler and Marathon In One Weekend

When it comes to breaking extreme records in running, Michael Wardian is the guy to do it. Earlier this year he broke the World Marathon Challenge (7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days) time record—averaging a 2:45:56 per marathon—and last year he broke the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon in an Elvis costume in 2:38:04 at Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas. And this past weekend, he just added another insane record to his collection. He raced both Colorado’s Leadville Trail 100, one of the toughest 100-milers in the U.S., and Pikes Peak Marathon, a grueling mountain marathon ascent, back-to-back with only 6 hours of rest between the two.

The Leadville 100 started at 4 a.m. on Aug. 19, in which Wardian finished in 20 hours, 18 minutes and 57 seconds in 10th place overall. In an Instagram post of the results, he describes his run, “I had altitude and bathroom issues (14 times) but kept fighting and digging and fought back to earn 10th place.”

The Leadville 100 miler did not disappoint. Wow