The fastest mile on can and string stilts was 11 min 55 sec by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Louis-Riel Dome track in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on 8 January 2011.

Furman made 16 trips back and forth across a 100 m straightaway, plus an additional 10-meter run at the end to total the 1,610 m necessary for one mile (1.6 km).