"There's something that you could push yourself in physically or mentally that makes you a tougher individual." Ryan Lange is a 24-year-old ultramarathon runner and business owner. He became the youngest person to ever run a 200-mile race at just 20-years-old. Ryan's objective is to show others the value created by pushing your body and brain to their absolute limits. Ryan owns and operates an outdoor apparel company (Live GenZ), a product development company (Persistent Design & Marketing), and he's also an RRCA certified running coach (RaveRunner Training). He ran the Moab 240 in 86 hours. A self-described "chubby" kid growing up, Ryan began running freshman year of college to lose weight. This led to a marathon, then a 50 mile race, then a 100-mile race, and finally races surpassing 200 miles. In this episode: 1:18 How Ryan got into running 7:00 Ryan's White Claw Challenge 8:45 What Ryan enjoys about running 11:45 Live GenZ, RaveRunner, and Persistent Design & Marketing 13:20 Ryan's advice to people beginning to run 18:44 Almost getting on Shark Tank 20:45 Growing up and getting an entrepreneurial grant 24:42 Pushing through moments of doubt 28:34 Running on edibles 32:30 What Ryan learned from the one race he couldn't finish 36:11 The hardest race Ryan has completed 39:35 Sleep deprivation and hallucinating during races 43:29 What success means to Ryan SHOW NOTES Moab 240 Ryan's White Claw Challenge You can follow Ryan on Instagram (@raverunner_1) and YouTube (Ryan The RaveRunner Lange) You can check out his businesses Live GenZ, Persistent Marketing and Design, and Rave Runner Training If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of After School Program, you can help support the show by doing the following: Follow us on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music Write us a review on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram or check out our website Tell a friend to listen to new episodes of After School Program released every Tuesday at 5am EST Producer & Host: Zach McHale Editor & Host: Connor Heine Intro music created by Muscle Tough. IG: @muscletoughband