Canadian YouTube sensation and comic Cody Kolodziejzyk (Cody Ko) will likely be one of many many celebrities working within the 2023 TCS New York Metropolis Marathon on Nov. 5. The Calgary native shared the information on his Instagram and claims that he’s been coaching for months, with some pretty excessive expectations.
In an Instagram video, by which Ko confirmed off his new high-cushion Brooks Ghost MAX trainers, he talked about his aspirations of successful the marathon outright and the boys’s 30-34 division. Nonetheless, he rapidly modified his objective to turning into the highest Canadian YouTuber when he realized how briskly final 12 months’s winner, Evans Chebet, 34, was (2:08:41). Whereas we will’t affirm the extent of competitors Ko will face within the YouTube division, his fiery coaching vlogs point out he’s in fine condition.
In his vlogs, Ko expresses his want to keep up a objective tempo for the marathon of round eight minutes per mile (5:00/km), which might lead to a projected ending time of round three hours and half-hour.
If you happen to’re over 35, you won’t be acquainted with the favored social media persona and comic, who has greater than six million subscribers on YouTube and two million followers on Instagram.
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Past his comedic skills, Ko has all the time been fairly athletic. He grew up in Calgary and attended Duke College within the NCAA on a swimming and diving scholarship. In 2011, he completed sixth total on the NCAA Diving Championships within the three-metre springboard occasion. This 12 months, Ko accomplished his first full Ironman in Australia, ending the gruelling race in 13 hours. Though swimming was his strongest self-discipline among the many swim/bike/run, he’s desirous to sort out the marathon once more.
As he ready for his first Ironman in April, he launched a YouTube channel about his health journey, titled “Cody Trains.” He took his followers alongside for the journey, showcasing the challenges and triumphs of endurance coaching. Ko will goal to enhance on his five-hour marathon ending time from Ironman Australia.
Ko gained’t be the one celeb within the 2023 New York Marathon discipline. He will likely be joined by former The Bachelor contestant Matt James, Nev Schulman (the host of MTV’s Catfish), and future Corridor of Fame NHL defenseman Zdeno Chara.
