Tyler Carnevale, holder of eight Guinness World Records, gives the inside story of the Polar Row, a record-breaking rowing expedition across the Arctic Ocean. He also discusses his recent conquering of the Marathon Des Sables, a six-day, 156-mile ultra marathon across the Sahara Desert. The race is known as "the toughest foot race on Earth." Tune in to hear about the mental and physical battles he went through to complete these physical feats and what his plans are for the future!
Guinness World Records: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/search?term=tyler+carnevale
Articles about the Polar Row:
https://www.nj.com/news/2017/08/jersey_guy_takes_on_challenge_of_rowing_across_the.html
https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/speaking-with-the-men-of-the-record-breaking-polar-row-expedition-w501659/
https://gearjunkie.com/arctic-rowing-expedition-polar-row-world-record
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4826254/British-rowers-stranded-Arctic-nightmare.html
Marathon Des Sables: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_des_Sables
Picture of teammate and former Olympian Alex Gregory's pruning hands that went viral during the Polar Row: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/09/170602/olympian-rower-hands-photo
Tyler song recommendation: An Awesome Wave (album) by alt-J
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