The fastest mile balancing a football on the head is 8 min 35 sec by Yee Ming Low (Malaysia) at MPSJ Athletics Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia, on 20 March 2010. Despite being allowed to lose control of the ball and to restart from where he lost it, Yee Ming Low completed the entire mile without once losing control of the ball with his head. He was witnessed by Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi – the Secretary General of the Olympic Council of Malaysia – and Dato’
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The record for the fastest time to travel one mile (1.6 km) on foot whilst balancing a book on the head is 8 min 27 sec and was set by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Jamaica High School track in Queens, New York, on 29 July 2009.
Sergei Teplyakov (USA) is currently the fastest metal detectorist, with a NMDL score of 11 (20 tokens found in 30 minutes), achieved at the championship round in Connecticut, USA, in September 2002. For rules refer claimant to to the NMDL (www.NationalMetalDetectingLeague.com). Jeremiah Burr from the NMDL will submit the name of the winner each year if the record is broken. The attempt is held annually on the second weekend in October in CT, United States. Preliminary qualifying round held to reduce total entrants to a
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The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands is 8 min 5 sec achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Jamaica High School track in Jamaica, New York, USA, on 18 February 2009. Ashrita beat his previous record of 8 min 25 sec set on GWR Day 2008.
The fastest time to run a mile while balancing an egg on a spoon held in the mouth is 9 min 29 sec by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Roy Wilkins Park track in Jamaica, New York, USA, on 27 April 2007.
The fastest mile covered whilst bounce juggling three objects is 7 min 42 sec achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Jamaica High School athletic track in Jamaica, New York, USA, on 21 October 2009. Continously alternating right-left-right-left, or left-right-left-right juggling pattterns were used during the attempt.
The fastest mile covered whilst hula hooping is 11 min 29 sec set by Ashrita Furman (USA) in front of the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on 12 December 2007.
The fastest mile hopping on one leg and jumping rope is 24 min 44.57 sec and was achieved by Peter Nestler (USA) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, on 4 December 2013. Peter used his left leg for the attempt, completing four laps around a standard 400 m track, with an additional 9.34 m, to complete the full mile (1,609.34 m). This is Peter Nestler’s sixth Guinness World Records title.
The fastest time to hop one mile on one leg is 18 minutes and 25 seconds and was achieved by Peter Nestler (USA) at the Highland Locals Schools track, in Medina, Ohio, USA on 29 May 2014. Peter has also held the previous Guinness World Records titles: the fastest mile hopping on one leg and jumping rope, the most bum skips in 30 seconds, the most rope skips while keeping a football in the air with the feet in one minute, the most skips in
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The fastest mile hula hooping whilst balancing a milk bottle on the head is 13 min 50 sec set by Ashrita Furman (USA) on the front of the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 7 December 2007.