The longest french knitting measures 26.33 km (16.36 miles) and was created by Edward Hannaford (UK) in Sittingbourne, UK, on 28 October 2011. Edward worked on the french knitting since 1989 and he is still continuing to make it longer.
The fastest 100 x 100m relay is 1 hour 29 minutes 3 seconds and was achieved by Swim4Leukaemia (UK), at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, UK, on 1 February 2014.
The most lifts of a 100-kg weight using the teeth in one minute is 60, by Steve Schmidt (USA) at the Leslie United Methodist Church Recreation Pavilion in Leslie, Missouri, USA, on 13 July 2013. Steve won back the title he originally set in 2010.
The fastest time to bunny hop 15 hurdles on a trials bicycle is 13.88 seconds and was achieved by Joe Oakley (UK) at the Urban Games event in Newcastle, UK, on 19 August 2012.
The most couples to participate in a dating event in 12 hours is 342 couples (684 people) and was organized by CitySwoon at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 21 February 2014.
The most people hula-hooping simultaneously is 4,183 and was achieved by the Department of Health and the Ministry of Public Health (both Thailand) in Bangkok, Thailand, on 12 February 2013. The hula hoops remained in continuous motion for two minutes, as timed by the Adjudicator. 397 participants were disqualified because they did not adhere to the guidelines.
The heaviest vehicle pulled with an arm wrestling move weighed 11,060 kg (24,380 lb) and was pulled by Kevin Fast (Canada) in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, on 26 April 2012. Fast successfully moved the vehicle a minimum of 30 cm (11.8 in).
The largest linked race by most pairs (single venue) was achieved by 3,479 pairs at the second annual “La Carrera de Padres e Hijos”, organized by IMSS (Mexico), at the Hemiciclo a Juárez in Mexico City, Mexico, on 18 May 2014. All of the participants started at the same time; some ran 1 km (0.62 mi), some ran 2 km (1.24 mi) and some ran 3 km (1.86 mi). Runners were all linked at the wrist by elastic bands provided by IMSS and all of
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The most step ups in eight hours is 8,898 step ups and was achieved by Arran McLellan (Canada), at the University of Victoria Stadium, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on 4 June 2011. Arran’s dedication in setting the record led to him having to stop the attempt after less than six and a half hours due to him sustaining a hip flexor injury and heat stroke. However, he was still able to set the record in that time.
The most star jumps in one minute carrying an 80-lb pack is 28 and was achieved by Paddy Doyle (UK) at Stamina’s Self Defence Boxing Gym in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, on 4 October 2013.