Rik Vercoe

Rik Vercoe is a British ultramarathon runner from Walton on Thames, Surrey. In 2013 he set the British record for most marathons completed in 365 days, running 152 races at marathon distance and above, and he won both the Brathay and Irish 10 marathons in 10 days races. He was one of the first two people to finish the Ultra Running Relentless race, about 30 miles a day for 30 days through the 47 counties of England, and in Long Beach, California, he set a world record for the fastest aggregate time for 10 marathons in 10 days. He finished second at the 2010 North Pole Marathon, 39th at the 2013 Marathon des Sables, and set a 2014 London Marathon record dressed as a cowboy. He also writes diving guide books.