Occupation Blogger, Author Nationality United States Education Bethel College | Language English Citizenship United States | |
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Born April 23, 1987 (age 29)
Winfield, IL ( 1987-04-23 ) Alma mater Bethel College (Indiana) Subject Entrepreneurship, Travel, Fitness Profiles | ||
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Joel Runyon is the founder of Impossible X and blogger at IMPOSSIBLE. He is also the founder of Paleo Meal Plans LLC.
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- Cold shower therapy joel runyon at tedxluc
- Joel runyon do the impossible
- Impossible X LLC
- Paleo Meal Plans LLC
- Books
- Impossibleorg
- Ultra Running
- References
He is an athlete, endurance runner, businessman, and speaker. His TEDx talk has received over 215,000 views.
He is a frequent writer on Huffington Post, Virgin.com, LifeHack and Mind Body Green.
Joel runyon do the impossible
Impossible X LLC
Runyon founded Impossible Ventures in 2012 and has developed multiple brands under the Impossible umbrella. In 2016, he later renamed the company to Impossible X LLC.
Through the company, Runyon has developed four apps and worked with multiple startups including SpotHero, Simple Energy and Chicago.com to help them grow their organic and paid traffic.
He also developed a blog, Impossible, with a focus on mental toughness and fitness. He has interviewed elite athletes like Kyle Maynard, David Goggins, and Bobby Maximus. on his podcast Impossible Podcast.
In 2011, Impossible X launched an apparel line, Impossible Gear featuring the trademarked Impossible logo.
Some of the branded sites and services within IMPOSSIBLE include:
Paleo Meal Plans LLC
After seeing success in the fitness space, Runyon also launched several websites and apps based on the paleo diet. In 2016, Runyon spun these apps & websites out into a new business named Paleo Meal Plans LLC in order to deliver meal plans, and other digital products in the paleo nutrition space.
Books
In 2011, Runyon released an ebook entitled Impossible: The Manifesto.
He has also written two fitness guides: Impossible TRI (defunct) and Impossible Abs.
Impossible.org
In 2012, Runyon raised over $26,000 to help build a school with the non-profit Pencils of Promise.
Runyon has raised over $101,000 total through Impossible.org, the philanthropic branch of Impossible X.
In 2014, Runyon announced he would be running 7 ultra marathons on 7 continents in order to help build 7 schools with Pencils of Promise. As of February 5, 2017, he has raised over $123,000 and finished five races.
Ultra Running
Runyon began ultra running for charity in 2012. In February 2017, he joined the 7 continents marathon club having run marathon distance or longer on all 7 continents.
In February 2017, Runyon became one of 5 people to run an ultra marathon on every continent.