[1] He previously held the record for the most Ironman Triathlons in a year with 20 over 2007 and 2008 - see James Lawrence (triathlete) Engels averaged around four hours to complete each marathon with the best time of 3 hours and 21 minutes.
[citation needed] Before him, the record was held by Ricardo Abad Martínez of Spain with 150 marathons in a row in 2009.
[2] Of his feats, Engels described: "I don't regard my marathon year as torture.
It's more like a regular job...I am running just as Joe Average goes to work on Monday morning, whether or not he feels like it.
I don't always feel like running, but when I am done, I take a shower, have some physiotherapy for an hour, and that wraps up my day.