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| url=http://www.ihpva.org/hpva/hpvarech.html}}</ref><ref name="popsci">{{cite news|title=Low Rider: One Day. One bullet-shaped bike. One world record.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lE3AymWE4rMC&pg=PA16&dq=Greg+Kolodziejzyk&hl=en&ei=aceHTIemCo2gsQOrmNCDCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Greg%20Kolodziejzyk&f=false|accessdate=8 September 2010|newspaper=[[Popular Science]]|date=Oct 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.gizmag.com/new-world-record-in-one-hour-cycling/19497/ | title=New world record in one-hour cycling set - 91.556 kilometers | work=Gizmag | date=11 August 2011 | accessdate=21 February 2015 | author=Pawel Piejko}}</ref>
| url=http://www.ihpva.org/hpva/hpvarech.html}}</ref><ref name="popsci">{{cite news|title=Low Rider: One Day. One bullet-shaped bike. One world record.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lE3AymWE4rMC&pg=PA16&dq=Greg+Kolodziejzyk&hl=en&ei=aceHTIemCo2gsQOrmNCDCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Greg%20Kolodziejzyk&f=false|accessdate=8 September 2010|newspaper=[[Popular Science]]|date=Oct 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.gizmag.com/new-world-record-in-one-hour-cycling/19497/ | title=New world record in one-hour cycling set - 91.556 kilometers | work=Gizmag | date=11 August 2011 | accessdate=21 February 2015 | author=Pawel Piejko}}</ref>
*Thursday, July 20 24-hour human-powered distance record and the mega-meter record, which is the fastest time for 1000&nbsp;km (million meters)<ref name=ihpva/>
*Thursday, July 20 cycling for 23 hours 2 minutes, Kolodziejzyk completed fastest mega-meter (1000 km time trial) setting an International Human Powered Vehicle Association world record<ref name=ihpva/>
*On September 8, 2008, Kolodziejzyk pedaled {{convert|245.16|km|mi|abbr=on}} in 24 hours around a rectangular course on Whitefish Lake in Montana setting a new official International Human Powered Vehicle Association, and Guinness world record for the most distance traveled by human power in 24 hours on water.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lau|first=Andree|title=Calgarian claims 3rd world record for human-powered travel|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/09/11/kolodziejzyk-world-record-water.html?ref=rss#ixzz0yxcV2DDR|accessdate=8 September 2010|newspaper=[[CBC News]]|date=September 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Calgarian claims 3rd world record for human-powered travel|url=http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/canadian-sets-new-pedal-boat-record-18659/|accessdate=21 February 2015|newspaper=Bikeradar|date=September 21, 2008}}</ref>
*On September 8, 2008, Kolodziejzyk pedaled a human powered boat {{convert|245.16|km|mi|abbr=on}} in 24 hours around a rectangular course on Whitefish Lake in Montana setting a new official International Human Powered Vehicle Association, and Guinness world record for the most distance traveled by human power in 24 hours on water.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lau|first=Andree|title=Calgarian claims 3rd world record for human-powered travel|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/09/11/kolodziejzyk-world-record-water.html?ref=rss#ixzz0yxcV2DDR|accessdate=8 September 2010|newspaper=[[CBC News]]|date=September 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Calgarian claims 3rd world record for human-powered travel|url=http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/canadian-sets-new-pedal-boat-record-18659/|accessdate=21 February 2015|newspaper=Bikeradar|date=September 21, 2008}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Kolodziejzyk was born in [[Fort St. John, British Columbia]] in 1961. He moved to [[Calgary]], Alberta when he was 5 years old and went to St Leo Elementary, St. James Junior High, and [[Bishop Carroll High School (Calgary, Alberta)|Bishop Carroll High School]] in Calgary. He graduated from [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology]] in 1981 with an Engineering diploma. He worked for Spartan Controls, local Calgary instrumentation company, after which he worked as a self-employed freelance graphic designer.
Kolodziejzyk was born in [[Fort St. John, British Columbia]] in 1961. He moved to [[Calgary]], Alberta when he was 5 years old and went to St Leo Elementary, St. James Junior High, and [[Bishop Carroll High School (Calgary, Alberta)|Bishop Carroll High School]] in Calgary. He graduated from [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology]] in 1981 with an Engineering diploma. He worked for Spartan Controls, a local Calgary instrumentation company, after which he worked as a self-employed freelance graphic designer.


In 1985, he formed the company Image Club Graphics, Inc, a supplier of digital art, typefaces and stock photography to the emerging publishing industry through it's Image Club catalog. In 1994, Image club was acquired by Aldus Corporation,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ALDUS+ACQUIRES+CANADIAN+SOFTWARE+DEVELOPER+AND+INNOVATIVE+CATALOG...-a015147415 | title=ALDUS ACQUIRES CANADIAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPER AND INNOVATIVE CATALOG MARKETER CORPORATION | work=Thefreelibrary.com | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> who at the time, was being acquired [[Adobe Systems]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://acroeng.adobe.com/Test_Files/pagelabels//94ANNREP.pdf | title=Our acquisition of Aldus Corporation | publisher=Adobe | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940419&slug=1906332 | title=Aldus Signs Pact To Buy Canadian Software Company | publisher=[[Seattle Times]] | date=19 April 1994 | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> After Kolodziejzyk's retirement in 1994, the Image Club division was purchased back from Adobe Systems by Image Club employee Brad Zumwalt and a group of investors. The division was renamed Eyewire, and was eventually sold to [[Getty Images]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-27896.html | title=Image Club Graphics | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.graphics.com/article-old/graphically-speaking-may-27 | title=Graphically Speaking | publisher=Graphics.com | date=May 26, 2003 | accessdate=21 February 2015 | author=Dave Huss}}</ref>
In 1985, he formed the company Image Club Graphics, Inc, a supplier of digital art, typefaces and stock photography to the publishing industry through it's Image Club catalog. Image Cub developed and marketed the largest library of digitized typefaces in the world, licensing many of the fonts from the worlds great foundries. Image Club is credited as being the first company to digitize stock photography which they distributed on on CD ROM disc. In the late 1980’s Greg, along with Shawn Abbott from AND Group pioneered CD ROM locking technology for Image Club which was licensed to the software industry, and used on several million discs.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.techvibes.com/author/shawn-abbott | title=Shawn Abbott | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> In 1994, Image club was acquired by Aldus Corporation,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ALDUS+ACQUIRES+CANADIAN+SOFTWARE+DEVELOPER+AND+INNOVATIVE+CATALOG...-a015147415 | title=ALDUS ACQUIRES CANADIAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPER AND INNOVATIVE CATALOG MARKETER CORPORATION | work=Thefreelibrary.com | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> who at the time, was being acquired [[Adobe Systems]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://acroeng.adobe.com/Test_Files/pagelabels//94ANNREP.pdf | title=Our acquisition of Aldus Corporation | publisher=Adobe | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940419&slug=1906332 | title=Aldus Signs Pact To Buy Canadian Software Company | publisher=[[Seattle Times]] | date=19 April 1994 | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> After Kolodziejzyk's retirement in 1994, the Image Club division was purchased back from Adobe Systems by Image Club employee Brad Zumwalt and a group of investors. The division was renamed Eyewire, and was eventually sold to [[Getty Images]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-27896.html | title=Image Club Graphics | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.graphics.com/article-old/graphically-speaking-may-27 | title=Graphically Speaking | publisher=Graphics.com | date=May 26, 2003 | accessdate=21 February 2015 | author=Dave Huss}}</ref> Another major spin-off credited to Image Club software and marketing innovations, was istockphoto.com which was started by two former Image Club employees Bruce Livingston and Kolodziejzyk’s brother inlaw Patrick Lor.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://training.sessions.edu/resources/interviews/interviews/bruce_livingstone.asp | title=The stock photo community | publisher=Sessions College for Professional Design | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://founderfuel.com/mentor/patrick-lor/ | title=Patrick Lor | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>


In 1986, Kolodziejzyk launched his second company, Sharper Cards, which made and sold printed dental marketing products. In 2003 Greg and his wife and business partner Helen (who was also acting CEO of Sharper Cards), sold the company to their largest US competitor, Smart Health, Inc. of Phoenix, AZ.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.carmagroup.ca/usr/Greg%20Kolodziejzyk%20Biography.pdf | title=Greg Kolodziejzyk | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/greg-kolodziejzyk | title=Greg Kolodziejzyk | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.cnet.com/Getty-Images-buys-EyeWire/2100-1017_3-229599.html | title=Getty Images buys EyeWire | work=CNET | date=9 August 1999 | accessdate=21 February 2015 | author=Troy Wolverton}}</ref>
In 1986, Kolodziejzyk launched his second company, Sharper Cards, which made and sold printed dental marketing products. In 2003 Greg and his wife and business partner Helen (who was also acting CEO of Sharper Cards), sold the company to their largest US competitor, Smart Health, Inc. of Phoenix, AZ.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.carmagroup.ca/usr/Greg%20Kolodziejzyk%20Biography.pdf | title=Greg Kolodziejzyk | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://speakerpedia.com/speakers/greg-kolodziejzyk | title=Greg Kolodziejzyk | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.cnet.com/Getty-Images-buys-EyeWire/2100-1017_3-229599.html | title=Getty Images buys EyeWire | work=CNET | date=9 August 1999 | accessdate=21 February 2015 | author=Troy Wolverton}}</ref>
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* [http://www.sharpercards.com/ Sharper Cards]
* [http://www.sharpercards.com/ Sharper Cards]
* [http://www.imageclub.org/ Image Club]
* [http://www.imageclub.org/ Image Club]
* [http://www.istockphoto.com/ iStockphoto Photo]


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Greg Kolodziejzyk
Born(1961-03-10)10 March 1961
Fort St. John, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Cyclist, entrepreneur, speaker
Years active1985–current
SpouseHelen Kolodziejzyk
Websitehttp://www.adventuresofgreg.com/

Greg Kolodziejzyk (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles and pedal-powered boats.[1][2]

As of 2008, he holds the following records under the sanction of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association and Guinness Book of World Records:

  • Thursday, July 20 travelling 1,041.25 km (647.00 mi) beating Axel Fehlau's previous record of 1021.36 km from 1995 setting a new official International Human Powered Vehicle Association,[3] and Guinness world record for the most distance traveled by human power in 24 hours on land.[4][5][6]
  • Thursday, July 20 cycling for 23 hours 2 minutes, Kolodziejzyk completed fastest mega-meter (1000 km time trial) setting an International Human Powered Vehicle Association world record[4]
  • On September 8, 2008, Kolodziejzyk pedaled a human powered boat 245.16 km (152.34 mi) in 24 hours around a rectangular course on Whitefish Lake in Montana setting a new official International Human Powered Vehicle Association, and Guinness world record for the most distance traveled by human power in 24 hours on water.[7][8]

Biography

Kolodziejzyk was born in Fort St. John, British Columbia in 1961. He moved to Calgary, Alberta when he was 5 years old and went to St Leo Elementary, St. James Junior High, and Bishop Carroll High School in Calgary. He graduated from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1981 with an Engineering diploma. He worked for Spartan Controls, a local Calgary instrumentation company, after which he worked as a self-employed freelance graphic designer.

In 1985, he formed the company Image Club Graphics, Inc, a supplier of digital art, typefaces and stock photography to the publishing industry through it's Image Club catalog. Image Cub developed and marketed the largest library of digitized typefaces in the world, licensing many of the fonts from the worlds great foundries. Image Club is credited as being the first company to digitize stock photography which they distributed on on CD ROM disc. In the late 1980’s Greg, along with Shawn Abbott from AND Group pioneered CD ROM locking technology for Image Club which was licensed to the software industry, and used on several million discs.[9] In 1994, Image club was acquired by Aldus Corporation,[10] who at the time, was being acquired Adobe Systems.[11][12] After Kolodziejzyk's retirement in 1994, the Image Club division was purchased back from Adobe Systems by Image Club employee Brad Zumwalt and a group of investors. The division was renamed Eyewire, and was eventually sold to Getty Images.[13][14] Another major spin-off credited to Image Club software and marketing innovations, was istockphoto.com which was started by two former Image Club employees Bruce Livingston and Kolodziejzyk’s brother inlaw Patrick Lor.[15][16]

In 1986, Kolodziejzyk launched his second company, Sharper Cards, which made and sold printed dental marketing products. In 2003 Greg and his wife and business partner Helen (who was also acting CEO of Sharper Cards), sold the company to their largest US competitor, Smart Health, Inc. of Phoenix, AZ.[17][18][19]

In 2000, Kolodziejzyk changed focus to improving his health. In 8 years, he completed 12 Ironman Triathlons and qualified and competed at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii by winning 4th place in his division at Ironman Arizona in 2006.[20] He has finished numerous marathons including the Boston Marathon, many 50 miles ultramarathons, and placed 4th over all at the 2010 San Francisco One Day ultramarathon running 101.8 miles in 24 hours.[20] In 2012, Kolodziejzyk ran the treacherous 75 km long, West Coast Trail, solo in 26 hours.

He planned an ocean crossing by human power in 2010,[21] but later decided not to continue the trip.[22]

In 2014, Kolodziejzyk competed in the MR340 river race by pedaling his human powered boat 340 miles down the Missouri River placing 1st in his division with a finishing time of 57 hours, 12 minutes.[23]

Kolodziejzyk has been featured on Discovery Channel Canada's show Daily Planet twice, on the cover and two-page spread in Popular Science magazine, featured in Men's Journal, Wired magazine, National Geographic, Explore, and the 2009 and 2010 editions of the Guinness World Records book.[24]

In 2008, Kolodziejzyk launched human-power.com where he worked as a motivational speaker.

In 2015, Kolodziejzyk launched theAlgolab.com where he currently works as an algorithmic trading strategy developer and trader.[25] Kolodziejzyk lives in Calgary, Alberta with his Helen.

References

  1. ^ Kim Briggeman (10 August 2013). "Epic Shore to Shore Race pushes paddlers across Flathead Lake". Missoulian. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ Don Sherman (April 25, 2002). "Speed Record". Popular Science Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ Popular Science. 16: Bonnier Corporation.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ a b Al, Krause. "Research: IHPVA".
  5. ^ "Low Rider: One Day. One bullet-shaped bike. One world record". Popular Science. Oct 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  6. ^ Pawel Piejko (11 August 2011). "New world record in one-hour cycling set - 91.556 kilometers". Gizmag. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. ^ Lau, Andree (September 11, 2008). "Calgarian claims 3rd world record for human-powered travel". CBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Calgarian claims 3rd world record for human-powered travel". Bikeradar. September 21, 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Shawn Abbott". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  10. ^ "ALDUS ACQUIRES CANADIAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPER AND INNOVATIVE CATALOG MARKETER CORPORATION". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Our acquisition of Aldus Corporation" (PDF). Adobe. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Aldus Signs Pact To Buy Canadian Software Company". Seattle Times. 19 April 1994. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Image Club Graphics". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  14. ^ Dave Huss (May 26, 2003). "Graphically Speaking". Graphics.com. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  15. ^ "The stock photo community". Sessions College for Professional Design. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Patrick Lor". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Greg Kolodziejzyk" (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  18. ^ "Greg Kolodziejzyk". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  19. ^ Troy Wolverton (9 August 1999). "Getty Images buys EyeWire". CNET. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  20. ^ a b "Greg Kolodziejzyk". Sportstats. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  21. ^ Dormer, Dave (4 February 2010). "Calgary adventurer ready to set sail Peddle boat en route to Hawaii for bicycle fundraiser". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  22. ^ http://adventuresofgreg.com/blog/2010/11/11/within-is-for-sale/
  23. ^ "340 miles down the Missouri river. Race report". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  24. ^ Alyssa Danigelis. "Pedal from British Columbia to Hawaii". 11 Jun 2012. Discovery. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  25. ^ "The AlgoLab Story". Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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