CrossFit Games Athlete and Marine, Mike Egan, Breaks World Record
On Veterans Day, Mike Egan set a Guinness World Record for the longest distance covered in a wheelchair in 24 hours – 152.36 miles – all for charity.
Egan, a U.S. Marine veteran and CrossFit Games adaptive athlete, made the ambitious attempt to support ValorFit, a nonprofit organization that unites Veterans and fitness communities.
All the money raised was donated to ValorFit to support the entire Veteran community.
- “I spent a year training for this. I did a lot to make sure I came out here and not just set a world record but made a statement,” Egan wrote on Instagram. “And that statement wasn’t to set a really high world record it was to prove your pain isn’t your story it’s just a chapter to turn the page and that’s it.”
The previous world record for this title was 149.42 miles completed by Carlos Roberto Oliveira dos Santos in Brazil, according to the Guinness World Records.
Egan is no stranger to feats of strength and fitness. He was deployed in Afghanistan when he was involved in an accident that resulted in him becoming a bilateral amputee.
- He spent months in the hospital undergoing 40 surgeries and then over a year of rehabilitation, according to a CrossFit profile story on his experiences.
While recovering, Egan found solace and energy in personal training and fitness, which led him to CrossFit. He attended a seminar hosted by the Adaptive Training Academy (ATA), and the rest was history.
- Egan placed second at the 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games but took the 2025 season off, presumably to focus on training for this world record attempt.
“You don’t have to be defined by your past or what happens in the future; it’s what you make the most of, and I think we proved that here today,” Egan told supporters at the completion of his tremendous feat.
Featured image: @adaptivetraining / Instagram
