The Jester's Journey: Ed Ettinghausen's Rise from Depression to World Record Holder

Dirt And Vert

East Coast Adventures

July 6, 20241 hr 23 min
Running

The Jester's Journey: Ed Ettinghausen's Rise from Depression to World Record Holder

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Ed the Jester, a record holder for the most 100-mile races completed, shares his journey into running and the challenges he faced along the way. He started running marathons as a teenager but stopped due to knee pain. After going through a period of depression and losing everything in the real estate market crash, he found solace in running again. He gradually got back into running and eventually started participating in ultra marathons. He broke the world record for the most marathons in a year and later set the record for the most 100-mile races in a year. Ed...