365 Marathons in 365 Days?

Stefaan Engels (born 7 April 1961, Ghent, Belgium), also known as "marathon man", is a Belgian marathoner and triathlete, the first man who finished 365 consecutive marathons in a single year with 365 marathons completed in 2010.He also holds the record for the most Ironman Triathlons in a year with 20 over 2007 and 2008.

Engels averaged around four hours to complete each marathon with a best time of 2 hours and 56 minutes. He ran 15,401 kilometres (9,570 mi) during his marathons over 2010. Engels said that a slow pace was the key. Before him, the record was held by Ricardo Abad Martínez of Spain with 150 marathons in a row in 2009. Abad is the current world record holder.

206 Marathons in 206 Days

Stefaan Engels wasn't sure his quest to run a full, 42-kilometre marathon every day for 365 days in a row was humanly possible when he started on Jan. 1. His friends were even less optimistic.

"They called it suicidal," the well-tanned and obviously fit 49-year-old from Belgium said yesterday in Montreal, his first stop in North America, a few hours before his weekly massage and daily jaunt.