Episode 493: Comrades Champion George Kusche

Human Performance Outliers Podcast by Zach Bitter

Jul 5, 202649:46Health

The Comrades Marathon is one of the most competitive ultramarathons on the planet. The 99th running of the historic point to point course recently saw both the men's and women's course records go down. George Kusche was...

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