3:23.37 Russia (Yulia Gushchina, Olga Kotlyarova, Olga Zaytseva, Olesya Krasnomovets) Glasgow, UK 28 January 2006

4 x 200 m 1:32.41 Russia (Yekaterina Kondratyeva, Irina Khabarova, Yuliya Pechonkina, Yulia Gushchina) Glasgow, UK 29 January 2005

4 x 200 m 1:22.11 Great Britain (Linford Christie, Darren Braithwaite, Ade Mafe, John Regis) Glasgow, UK 3 March 1991

The most push ups (one arm, with 40 lb pack) (approx. 18 kg) in one minute was 31 by Paddy Doyle (UK) at Stamina’s Boxing Self Defence Gym in Birmingham, UK, on 18 July 2011. The pack was weighed before and after the attempt. Doyle chose his right arm as the nominated arm for this record attempt.

The most push ups in one minute with a 40 lb pack was 61 by Paddy Doyle (UK) at Stamina’s Self Defence Boxing Gym in Birmingham, UK, on 4 July 2011.

The fastest time to complete a 5-km course carrying a 40-lb pack is 20 min 2 sec and was achieved by Lee Riley (UK) at the Cumberland Athletics Track in Crewe, Cheshire, UK, on 4 November 2012.

The fastest marathon carrying a 40 lb pack is 3 hr 25 min 21 sec and was achieved by Mike Ellicock (UK) at the 2013 Virgin London Marathon in London, UK, on 21 April 2013.

The fastest time to run 10 km while carrying a 40 lb pack is 41 min 24 sec and was achieved by Lee Riley (UK) at the Helen Tipping 10k race held in Wrexham, UK, on 2 December 2012.

The most faces painted in four hours is 680, by a team of five face painters – Helen Elvins, Helen Eyre, Sandra Crofts, Rosie Watson and Jane Amatt (all UK) – in Birmingham, UK, on 18 April 2012. The faces were painted at Aston Villa Football Stadium in Birmingham to raise money for a local charity, Edward’s Trust, who support bereaved children and families.

The fastest time to run one mile carrying a 40 lb pack is 5 minutes and 16.9 seconds, achieved by Lee Riley (UK) at Cumberland Sports Ground in Crewe, Cheshire, UK on 12 November 2011. Lee ran 1609.344 m carrying a weight of 18.1 kg.