The fastest half marathon dressed as a nurse (male) is 1 hr 25 min 56 sec and was achieved by Kyle Somerfield (USA) at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 21 July 2013.
The fastest half marathon pushing a pram (male) is 1 hour 13 min 50 sec and was achieved by Travis Boyd (USA) at the Heroes Half Marathon in Everett, Washington, USA, on 28 April 2013. Travis pushed his one-year-old daughter, Julia, in a pram around the entire half marathon course. Incredibly, Travis actually won the overall half marathon race, beating the entire field and setting a course record in the process.
The fastest time to run a half marathon whilst pushing a pram is 1 hr 30 min 51 sec by Nancy Schubring (USA) at the Mike May Races Half Marathon, Vassar, Michigan, USA on 15 September 2001.
The fastest harmonica player is Nicky Shane (USA) who played ‘Oh When the Saints Go Marching In’ at a speed of 285 bpm in SRS Studios, Santa Barbara, California, USA, on 8 September 2005. Old claim under old guidelines with old agreement form
The fastest hands free typing was achieved in 83.09 sec by Hank Torres (USA) at the 2011 Assistive Technology Industry Association conference in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 28 January 2011. Torres typed the following paragraph using facial motion-capture technology: “The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.” Mike Janela adjudicated.
Sara Jokinen (Finland) travelled in a bridge position a distance of 20 m (65 ft 7.2 in) in a time of 14.11 sec at the YMCA in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA, on 29 December 2006. A human bridge consists of only the participant’s hands and feet on the floor, with the arms extended above the shoulders and head, with the back completely arched.
The fastest recorded shot in National Hockey League (NHL) history is a 105.9 miles per hour (170.4 km/h) slap shot by Zdeno Chara (Slovakia) of the Boston Bruins (USA) set during the All-Star Game’s Skills Competition in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, on 29 January 2011. Note: this is only for NHL competition. See record ID 74858 for overall competition.
The fastest time to build a stable Jenga tower 30 levels high within the rules of the game is 2 min and 51.04 seconds and was achieved by Tyler Measel and Ryan Measel (both USA) in Pilesgrove, New Jersey, USA, on 7 June 2014.
The highest land speed recorded by a woman is 825.126 km/h (512.710 mi/h), by Kitty Hambleton (USA) in the rocket-powered SM1 Motivator in the Alvord Desert, Oregon, USA, on 6 December 1976. The highest speed measured during the runs was 843.323 km/h (524.016 mi/h), although she probably touched 965 km/h (600 mi/h) momentarily.
The fastest lap achieved on Jungle Boogie on Crash Nitro Kart (Universal, 2003) is 37.77 sec, by Alex Herrera (USA) in Lilburn, Georgia, USA, on 31 May 2010. http://www.bragster.com/brags/367587