Chris Solarz: Running Down a Dream

Chris Solarz is a pension fund consultant who lives in New York City with his wife and three children. Chris has competed in over 500 races around the world, including finishing a marathon in all 50 states, on all 7 continents, and in nearly 50 different countries.  In November, Chris completed Decaman USA in Louisiana, a 1,406-mile triathlon over 10 days. He’s set 9 Guinness World Records for treadmill running, subway riding, beer drinking, stair climbing, and marathon running.  He’s currently training for the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon across Death Valley in July and he always listens to podcasts at 1.5X.

Chris is a CFA, CPA, and CAIA

He did his undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his master from the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia.

• Competed in 500+ running and triathlon races
• Overall winner of 50+ local and international races
• 9X Guinness World Record Holder
• Mile PR: 4:29; 5K PR: 16:08; Half Marathon PR: 1:11 ; Marathon PR: 2:39

 

Marathons

• Finisher of over 280 marathons and ultra marathons
  • Ran a marathon in 50/50 US states
  • Ran a marathon on all 7 continents
  • Ran a marathon in 40 different countries
  • Ran a marathon in all eight Australian states and territories

• Ran a marathon in 20 of the 28 EU member states

• • 14 consecutive NYC Marathon and 13 consecutive Boston Marathon finishes
  • Finisher of 40+ ultra marathons, including the Comrades Marathon and 9X 100 milers
  • Winner of the 2011 Mt. Everest Marathon

 

Triathlons

• 2017 EPIC5 NYC Quintuple Ironman Finisher (5 full ironman triathlons in 5 days in 5 NYC boroughs)
• 2016 Ultraman Florida (swim 6.2 mi, bike 261.4 mi, run 52.4 mi)
• 2014 EPIC5 Hawaii Quintuple Ironman Finisher (5 full ironman triathlons in 5 days on 5 Hawaiian Islands)
• 5X (single) Ironman Finisher (Switzerland ‘99, Lake Placid ‘12, NYC ‘12, Arizona ’13, Hunter ‘14) PR: 10:15
• 2013 Virginia Double Ironman Finisher (34 hours)
• Overall winner of the 2013 and 2014 Central Park Triathlons

 

Guinness World Records

• 2009: Fastest Navigation of the New York City Subway System
• 2011: Fastest Marathon as a Linked Team
• 2011: Furthest Vertical Distance in 12 Hours (Stair climbing)
• 2011: Fastest Aggregate Time to Complete a Marathon on all 7 Continents
• 2011: Most Pubs Visited in 24 Hours by a Team
• 2014: Greatest Distance Run on a Treadmill in 12 Hours
• 2015: Fastest Half Marathon as a Linked Team
• 2016: Fastest Half Marathon Pushing a Double Running Stroller
• 2017: Fastest Mile Pushing a Running Stroller

 

Swimming

• 2002: Swim Around Manhattan (28.5 miles) in 9 hours
• 2003: Great Chesapeake Bay Swim (4.4 miles)

 

Stair Climbing

• Overall winner of 14 stair climb races, and finished 9^th in the 2001 World Championship
• 5X winner of Philadelphia’s Mellon Bank and current course record holder
• 4X Empire State Building Run Up Finisher, including a 5^th Place finish in 2004

 

Canoe Racing

• 2013: General Clinton Canoe Regatta 70 Miler