
He recruited record keepers who couldn't do simple math and in the end it cost him the world record.
Imagine spending 85 hours on a stationary bike, riding the equivalent of 1,738 kilometers, beating the old record by 3 hours and then losing the record because some of the 40 volunteers couldn't add and subtract correctly when reading a 24-hour clock.
Guinness records manager said the entry contained "fundamental flaws."
Okay...if they knew that something was wrong, then surely they knew what was right, right? Why not change it and give the guy the record.
How hard it is to start at noon and then finish at 1am on the fourth day after. (I hope I added that right.)
The 49-year old would be record holder expressed frustration instead of disappointment.
Frustrated with his record keepers or the anal Guiness people?
He will give the record another go this summer...this time aiming for 101 hours.
One consolation...he raised $30K for families of police officers killed on duty.
What world record would you like to break?








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