Fastest 5 km joggling with three objects – female
The fastest 5 km joggling with three objects (female) is 20 min 40 sec and was achieved by Dana Guglielmo (USA) at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, New Jersey, USA, on 6 April 2014.
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Fastest 5 km barefoot on ice/snow
The fastest 5 km ran while barefoot on ice or snow is 23 minutes 42.16 seconds, by Kai Martin from Guestrow (Germany), in a race held on a deep-frozen prepared snow track in the indoor ski resort “Van der Valk alpincenter Hamburg-Wittenburg” in Wittenburg, Germany, on 12 February 2012. The images marked as shot by Thilo Roepcke can be used free of charge for GWR-own media (book, website, Facebook, etc.). Picture credit: Tilo Roepcke – charming pictures. For external use clients have to liaise with Continue reading →
Fastest 400 metres on spring loaded stilts
The fastest 400 metres on spring loaded stilts is 1 minute 32.78 seconds, achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA), at the Jamaica High School athletic track in New York, New York, USA, on 21 December 2011. The spring loaded stilts were commercially available.
Fastest 5 km skipping without a rope
The fastest time to skip 5 km without a rope is 29 min 33 seconds by John Earney (USA) at California State University San Marcos in San Diego, California, USA on 14 July 2014. He placed a 1978 edition Guinness World Records book, which he received on his 7th birthday, at the finish line in order to keep him motivated.
Fastest 50 m by a human wheelbarrow
The fastest 50 m by a human wheelbarrow team is 14.87 sec and was achieved by Josh McCormack (the wheelbarrow) and Arjuna Benson (the pusher) (both Australia), at the Sports campus of Carey Baptist Grammar School, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on 9 September 2008. During the same event, the record for the largest human wheelbarrow race was broken. Josh is 16 years old, and Arjuna is 15.
Fastest 50 km ultra distance track (women)
3:18:52 Carolyn Hunter-Rowe (United Kingdom) Barry, South Wales, UK 3 March 1996
Fastest 50m hand walking on stilts
The fastest 50 m (164 ft) hand walk on stilts is 1 min 30 sec achieved by Carlos Rodriguez Diaz (Cuba) at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, on 16 June 2009. This attempt was organised as part of Cirque du Soleil 25th anniversary celebrations.
Fastest 50 miles joggling
Perry Romanowski (USA) ran whilst juggling three balls (joggling) 80.5 km. (50 miles) in 8 hr 23 min 52 sec at Street Beach House, Chicago, USA, on 27 October 2007.
Fastest aircraft, air-breathing engine
On 16 November 2004, NASA’s (USA) unmanned Hyper-X (X-43A) scramjet aircraft reached Mach 9.68, nearly 7,000 mph or almost ten times the speed of sound. The X-43A was boosted to an altitude of 33,000 m (115,000 ft) by a Pegasus rocket launched from beneath a B52-B aircraft. The revolutionary aircraft then successfully burned its engine before plunging into the Pacific Ocean.
Fastest accordion player
The fastest accordion player is Liam O’Connor (Ireland) who played Tico Tico at a speed of 11.67 notes per second on the Rick O’Shea show on 2FM in Dublin, Ireland, on 8 November 2006, as part of Guinness World Records Day. http://www.liamoconnormusic.com/frameset.htm 2FM – Rick O’Shea Show http://www.rte.ie/2fm/rickoshea/ Clip: http://www.rte.ie/rams/radio/latest/wed/rte-2fm-rickoshea.smil Piece starts 1hr 48 minutes in, runs for 5 minutes approx. RTE 1 – Six-One News (Main evening news) http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1109/6news.html Clip: http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/230-2190509.smil (and if you click on the “Entire Show” link here, http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/2190459.smil, and skip Continue reading →