Competitor bio:

Alan Nawoj is an accomplished tech startup founder, CEO, and entrepreneur who resides in San Diego, California, with his wife and four kids. Alan received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University (summa cum laude) and his M.S. in Computer Science from Harvard University. He is passionate about solving challenging problems through the innovative use of technology. Alan is a lifelong endurance athlete who has completed 30 full marathons to date, including one on each of the seven continents and five Boston Marathons. Alan was the overall winner of the 2013 Antarctica Marathon, and he held the Guinness World Record for the fastest male aggregate marathon time on seven continents from 2014 to 2018. He is excited to push his limits in the World Marathon Challenge and will be honoring his late Mom in this event while also raising funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.