INTERVIEW: Chris Solarz, runner of more than 200 marathons

On the pain of 100-mile races: "You're at mile 40, you've run a marathon and a half already, and you're not even half done." Ugh.

Chris Solarz
(Image credit: Courtesy of Chris Solarz)

Chris Solarz is a 34-year-old husband, father, and pension fund consultant with a running resume that will make your jaw drop. The New Yorker has been behind the starting line of more than 500 races that span distances of between one and 100 miles. He has run more than 200 marathons and competed in races that have taken him to more than 40 countries on all seven continents and through 49 of our 50 states. (Sorry, Hawaii.)

I recently spoke on the phone with Solarz. Here's a (slightly edited) transcript of our conversation:

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Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.