The world record for the most miles cycled in one year was set in 1939 by Tommy Godwin when he rode 70,065 miles in a 365-day period. This past January, 52-year-old Kurt Searvogel of Little Rock, Ark. set out to break that record. He accomplished that goal at approximately 2:30 p.m. at Flatwoods Park in Tampa.
Searvogel is an accomplished ultramarathon cyclist who has twice completed the Race Across America as well as several 24-hour and 500-mile bike races. He bicycled a little over 208 miles every day since Jan. 10 in order to beat the record. During the record-setting attempt he also found time to marry his girlfriend and support person, Alicia Snyder.
Searvogel still has five more days to add to his total.