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Peter Megdal sets new World Record

By: Peter Megdal PhD

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Tuesday, September 12th, Peter Megdal broke the Mens age 60 – 64 world record for the hour.

At the Bicentario Velodromo in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Peter completed 47.430 kilometers (29.47 miles) in an hour, old record was 47.360 kilometers set in 2021 by Jim McMnurray of New Zealand.

Peter is also a Para athleteA competitive athlete who has an eligible physical, visual, or intellectual impairment recognized by governing sports bodies; Para athletes compete under classifications that account for the functional impact of their disability on performance. and was just shy of that world record by 100 meters. He is also a heart disease survivorA person who has been diagnosed with significant cardiac disease—such as severe atherosclerotic heart disease—and has not died from it, often implying they have managed or reversed their condition through medical treatment, lifestyle change, or both.. Peter was diagnosed with severe atherosclerotic heart disease in 2014. Through a program he developed with evidenced based medical information and nutrition reversed and essentially cured him.

 

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