The longest punch bag marathon lasted 38 hr 00 min by Tom Varley (UK) at the Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, on 23-24 July 2010. Varley used his attempt to raise funds to fight autism.
The longest croupier marathon was 48 hours by Intan Pragi (Estonia) at the Olympic Casino, Tallin, Estonia on 18-20 February 2005. He spun the roulette wheel over 1650 times during his attempt and there were witnesses from the casino and the Estonian Gambling Operator Assoc. to ensure fair play. Some famous Estonian rock groups and musicians were there cheering him on.
The longest bumper car marathon is 24 hours and was achieved by Sebastian Bösch (Austria) during the event Vienna Recordia in Vienna, Austria, on 30 September 2007.
The longest continuous archery marathon is 27 hours by Michael Henri Dames (South Africa) at the Alec Mullins Hall, Grahamstown, South Africa from 8-9 August 2005. Holder only 15 at time – parental consent given FITA rules followed, FITA members present
The record for the longest windsurfing marathon is 71 hr 30 min and was set by Sergiy Naidych (Ukraine) at Radyschev Lake, Simerferopol, Crimea, Ukraine from 6 to 9 June 2003.
The longest marathon watching television is 90 hours and was achieved by Erik Pettersson (Sweden) at Viaplay, Stockholm, Sweden, from 5-9 May 2014.
The longest time spent watching films is 120 hr 23 min and was achieved by Ashish Sharma (India) at the KDDC Movie Theater, K.D Dental College, Mathura, India, from 11-16 June 2008. Ashish watched 48 films in their entirety taking rest breaks in between each film of no more than 10 minutes, as stipulated in the guidelines.
The record for the longest time spent riding a summer toboggan is 56 hours by Michael Kinzel (Germany) who rode the steel toboggan at Panorama Park in Kirchhundem, Germany from 4 to 6 May 2002. A summer toboggan is also known as a roller-bob and is a combination between a bob-sled and a toboggan. It is ridden around a stainless steel course rather than on snow and the person rides it in an upright position, feet first. It is towed up the uphill sections of
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The record for the longest theatre performance marathon is 72 hours, achieved by a team of students of Loyola College (India), who performed 13 plays at the Bertram Hall, Loyola College Campus, Tamil Nadu, India from 19 to 22 September 2006. The whole attempt was filmed and footage submitted as well as numerous pictures and press articles. They performed 13 bible stories acted out in Tamil language. 12 students took part in the attempt and only one retired before the 72 hours.
The longest massage chain is 1,223 and was achieved by Have A Good Dream Co. Ltd and Thai Beverage Marketing Co. Ltd (both Thailand) at the Rama IX Park, Bangkok, Thailand, on 28 April 2010. All people were seated in three circles behind one another, with each circle measuring 611.5 m (668.74 yd). The following massages were performed: Temporal Lobe, Neck, Shoulders, Arms and Back (chopped style).