International outdoor adventurer and television host Ryan Van Duzer will run Sunday’s 7 Bridges Marathon, film live video and serve as a guest emcee for the eighth annual local event.
Van Duzer has appeared on the Travel Channel and the Discovery Channel and in “National Geographic,” “Men’s Journal” and other outlets, but he is best known for releasing motivational content to his social media pages to inspire people to explore.
“I’m incredibly excited to visit Chattanooga for the first time and see its beauty up close and personal for 26 fun miles,” Van Duzer said in a statement. “I’ve always loved the southern hospitality of Tennessee, and I’m looking forward to making new friends in Chattanooga.”
The Boulder, Colorado, resident’s adventures usually involve long cycling excursions, but he has participated in other outdoor competitions worldwide. He once lived in the jungles of Venezuela for a month, eating bugs, for the Discovery Channel’s “Out of the Wild: Venezuela.”
Van Duzer shares his adventures to his popular YouTube page, which has nearly 30,000 subscribers.