Wolfgang Schwerk
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Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk is an ultra-marathon
runner, born July 28, 1955 and now living in Solingen
, Germany
. He was a trained retail-salesman, baritone opera singer, farmer, carpenter, and poultry breeder before becoming a house-husband in 1984. He has been married to opera singer Cornelia Berger-Schwerk since 1981 and they have one daughter.
He is a highly-respected multiday
runner and the current 3100 mile
World Record holder. Wolfgang also finished the Trans-Australia Race in 2001 (2,900 miles) and placed third in the Lisbon-Moscow race in 2003. In 2002 Schwerk impressed the running world with a tremendous victory in 42 days+13:24:03 (WR).This also established 74 new distance records, from 1400 miles up to 5000 km. His performance was so dominating, averaging 72.8 miles (117.2 km) per day, that he led the world, that year, with the fastest 1000 mile time - a split of 13 days, 5 hours 1.
In the summer of 2006, he broke his own time of 42 days 13:24:03 set in 2002 with a new record of 41 days 08:16:29, averaging 75.111 miles per day.
Schwerk is also ranked second all time at the 24 hour distance with 171.628 miles.
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Ultramarathon
An ultramarathon is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of .There are two types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time...
runner, born July 28, 1955 and now living in Solingen
Solingen
Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and with a 2009 population of 161,366 is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He was a trained retail-salesman, baritone opera singer, farmer, carpenter, and poultry breeder before becoming a house-husband in 1984. He has been married to opera singer Cornelia Berger-Schwerk since 1981 and they have one daughter.
He is a highly-respected multiday
Multiday races
Multiday races are ultramarathon running events which are typically either segmented into daily events of a specified distance or time, or staged so that runners can run as far as they want, at their own discretion, over a set course or over a set number of days...
runner and the current 3100 mile
Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
The Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race is the world's longest certified footrace according to its organizers.This multiday race is hosted by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and takes place in Queens, New York in the USA from June-August every year. The course is 3,100 miles long...
World Record holder. Wolfgang also finished the Trans-Australia Race in 2001 (2,900 miles) and placed third in the Lisbon-Moscow race in 2003. In 2002 Schwerk impressed the running world with a tremendous victory in 42 days+13:24:03 (WR).This also established 74 new distance records, from 1400 miles up to 5000 km. His performance was so dominating, averaging 72.8 miles (117.2 km) per day, that he led the world, that year, with the fastest 1000 mile time - a split of 13 days, 5 hours 1.
In the summer of 2006, he broke his own time of 42 days 13:24:03 set in 2002 with a new record of 41 days 08:16:29, averaging 75.111 miles per day.
Schwerk is also ranked second all time at the 24 hour distance with 171.628 miles.
External links
1. http://joybringer.zaadz.com/blog/tags/madhupran+wolfgang+schwerk