Episode 88: World Record for the Fastest Marathon While Carrying a Pizza 🍕

Mike Cole has been in the pizza business for 30+ years, so when he was going to go after a world record, running a sub-marathon with a 14" pizza made sense. During this episode we talk about: What a great day the 2024 Monumental Marathon was  Deciding to challenge himself at age 49 and run 12 marathons in 12 months  His Guinness Book of World Record for fastest marathon while holding a 14” pizza set this year at the Mill Race Marathon    How he’s been in the pizza business for over 30 years with Greek’s Pizza  The twelve marathons he ran in 2024  January - Sarasota, FL February -  St. Petersburg, FL March - Chattanooga, TN April - Carmel, IN  May - Cleveland, OH June - Leadville, CO Marathon  July -  San Francisco, CA  August - Leadville 100 Miler  September - Columbus, IN October - Columbus, OH November - Indianapolis, IN  December - Rocket City, AL Running the Leadville 100 Miler while in the midst of doing his 12 marathons  (YouTube Video) How he got beat by a guy wearing jeans and cowboy boots during his first 5K road race  How the worst thing in his life gave him the best things in his life  The formation of Indiana Elite  His three boys - Logan, Skyler and Aiden The fact that he can pick the sound of a cello out in a song  Setting up their life to be in Colorado in the summers and Florida in the winters When he was hit by a car in his neighborhood while running  A horrible accident that killed his uncle when Mike was in high school that he attributes to making him a better runner How his whole family is vegan and he’s “almost Vegan” The fact that him and his wife, Julie, founded the Zionsville Half Marathon and how we both can’t believe there isn’t a Zionsville Running Club Thank you to ⁠Fringe Heals⁠ for supporting this episode. Use code ALLY25 for 25% off your order through 12/31/24. This is a ⁠SandyBoy Productions⁠ podcast.