Monday 2 January 2012

Fastest Mile Piggy Back Race

Name: Ashrita Furman

Location: Jamaica, United States

Date of Record: 04 Jul 2010

The fastest piggy back race over 1 mile (1.61 km) is 12 minutes 47 seconds and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) carrying Bipin Larkin at St. Johns University in New York, New York, USA, on 4 July 2010.

Fastest Mile on Pogo Stick Whilst Juggling 3 Balls

Name: Ashrita Furman

Location: Jamaica, United States

Date of Record: 26 Sep 2007

The fastest mile hopping on a pogo stick whilst juggling three balls is 23 min 28 sec set by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Brooklyn Promenade, Brooklyn, New York, USA, on 26 September 2007.

Fastest Mile Fireman's Carry

Name: Ashrita Furman

Location: Jamaica, United States

Date of Record: 09 Nov 2005

The fastest mile covered while carrying another person on one's shoulders is 15 min 11.87 sec by Ashrita Furman (USA) on 9 November 2005 at Liberty State Park, New Jersey, USA on Guinness World Records day.

Fastest Half Marathon Pushing a Pram (Female)

Name: Nancy Schubring

Location: Novi, United States

Date of Record: 15 Sep 2000

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.

Fastest 100M With a Can Balanced on Head - Dog

Name: Alex Rothaker

Location: Wildwood, United States

Date of Record: 03 Aug 2008

The fastest 100 m with a can balanced on head by a dog is 2 min 55 sec achieved by Sweet Pea, an Australian Shepherd/Border Collie cross and her owner Alex Rothaker (USA) at the college of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois, USA, on 3 September 2008.

Largest Collection of Sick Bags

Name: Niek Vermeulen

Location: Wormerveer, Netherlands

Date of Record: 29 Jan 2010

Niek Vermeulen (Netherlands) has 6,016 airline sickness bags from 1,142 different airlines from more than 160 countries, as of 29 January 2010, which he has accumulated since the 1970s.

Furthest Under Ice Swim