Photo from https://twitter.com/tarzanrides

Kurt still has 4 days left to go but he already broke the record. To put this in perspective, he had to average more 206 miles a day. Rain or shine. 

Few, if any, sports records last 76 years, but the Highest Annual Mileage Record (known as HAMR in endurance cycling circles) lasted that long — until Monday. Riding a short loop around a park near Tampa Florida, Kurt Searvogel, 53, broke Tommy Godwin’s 1939 record of 75,065 miles, ridden in one year, on a bicycle.

“Today was cold and nasty — just cold in the morning,” Searvogel said. “Friends started to show up early in the morning, pulled me around. Really just not a great day — I didn’t have any energy, just cold. As the day progressed more and more people showed up and the energy grew. We had a great train of people going around the park.”

But Searvogel, known as “Tarzan,” isn’t done yet. His 365-day period officially ends January 9, so he has five more days to stretch the record even farther. He says he’d like to either set an average of 208 miles per day or 76,000 miles total for the year. Tarzan likes round numbers.

Full article at http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/01/news/searvogel-breaks-75065-...

Outside featured Kurt and his diet of Pop Tarts, Little Debbies and fast food during the ride. http://www.outsideonline.com/2039276/hello-i-must-be-going