Longest marathon hosting a radio talk show
The longest marathon hosting a radio talk show was 46 hrs and 20 sec and was achieved by Rima Njeim (Lebanon) at the Aghani Aghani studios in Naccache, Lebanon, from 6 to 8 December 2013.
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Longest marathon harp playing
The longest harp marathon by an individual lasted for 25 hours and 34 minutes and was achieved by Carly Syta (USA) at Notre Dame Academy High School, California, USA, on 16-17 October 2010. Carly is 17 years old and attends the Notre Dame Academy High School. During her attempt, she played broadway tunes, standards, pop, classical and Disney music. Carly’s attempt started at 9.19am on 16 October and ended at 10.53am on 17 October 2010.
Longest marathon hand drumming
The longest performance on a hand drum was 501 hours and was achieved by Kuzhalmannam Ramakrishnan (India) at the Rhythm Therapy Hall, Nandavanam Hospital, Ottapalam, Kerala, India, from 5-26 July 2009. An incredible achievement, beating the previous record by 177 hr! Kuzhalmannam already had a record in this category before, with 101 hr, which was beaten in May 2009.
Longest marathon hand bell ringing
The longest continuous time an individual has played the handbells is 28 hr 50 min 21 sec by Joe Defries (Canada) at the Penticton Convention Centre, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada from 5-6 July 2005. He played 511 separate tunes – no repititions. Streamed live thru his website – www.possibells.com
Longest marathon for a radio music show DJ – team
The longest marathon for a radio music show DJ- team is 84 hr 15 min and was achieved by Hit 96.7 FM DJs Mithun Ramesh and Sindhu Biju (both India) at Lulu Hypermarket – Al Barsha in Dubai, UAE, from 5-9 December 2013.
Longest marathon drumming by an individual
The longest marathon drumming lasted 122 hr 25 min and was achieved by Kunto Hartono (Indonesia) in Malang City, East Java, Indonesia, from 27 December 2011 – 1 January 2012. Hartono’s evidence was submitted on 32 extra-long VHS tapes!
Longest marathon drumming by a team
The longest marathon drumming by a team was 66 hours achieved by 11 drummers from Nexus Music College, Coventry, UK on 3–6 May 2009. The team drummed along to more than 800 different songs during the attempt.
Longest marathon doing Tai Chi
The record for the longest Tai Chi marathon lasted for 25 hr 5 min and was achieved by Ken Dickenson and Kevin Bartolo (both Australia) at the Sutherland Hospital, NSW, Australia on 17-18 March 2006.
Longest marathon darts playing, singles
The longest marathon playing darts (singles) is 50 hr 1 min 41 sec and was achieved by Chris Lewis and Paul Sweet (both UK) at the Cecil Arms Public House in Saltash, Cornwall, UK, from 8 to 10 November 2013. This is Chris and Paul’s second Guinness World Records title, as they also broke the record for ‘Longest marathon playing darts, doubles’ in 2012 at the same venue. Paul hit 288 scores of 100, 170 scores of 100+ and seven 180s during the contest, whilst Continue reading →
Longest marathon karaoke
The longest karaoke marathon by an individual lasted 101 hr, 59 min and 15 sec and was achieved by Leonardo Polverelli, at the Astra Caffe, Pesaro, Italy, from 19 to 23 September 2011. Throughout the marathon attempt Polverelli sang a total of 1,295 songs, the event raised funds in support of Telethon.