He holds the world record for the most 100-mile trail wins with 38, but it’s his most recent (and much longer) accomplishment that has people talking about him now.

Well, that and the fact that he adopted a very unusual diet to fuel himself to the victory.

(You’re probably wondering how long the Appalachian Trail is right about now, aren’t you?)

People who hike it generally do so over the course of seven months. He did it in a quarter of that time.

Could you imagine taking three cracks at an exhausting record that you must endure for 46 days?

He was a week slow on his first attempt and ended up bowing out of his last attempt with 600 miles left.

“With failure comes greater success. I knew I could do it if everything fell into place, so I just wanted one more crack at it.”

He set the record on his third attempt by averaging a mind-blowing 50 miles per day.