JUGGLING WORLD RECORD TO HELP AFGHAN KIDS
On Sunday, November 20th, 2005, Harvard Divinity School student Zach Warren broke the Guinness World Record TM for the “fastest marathon while juggling three objects,” with a time of 3 hours, 7 minutes, and 5 seconds at the Philadelphia Marathon. Warren’s record is part of an effort to raise $10,000 for a children’s circus in Afghanistan.
The previous Guinness Record under review was set by one of Canada’s top marathon runners, Michal Kapral, on October 5, 2005. Kapral joggled to a 3:07:46. Without juggling, Kapral’s best marathon is 2:30:40. Earlier marathon joggling records include:
3:20:49 by Paul-Erik Lillholm (Norway) at Karlsruhe, Germany, 2000
3:22 by Ashrita Furman (USA) at Salmon River, Idaho, 1988
Warren is a laughter researcher at Harvard and believes that laughter and play can be sources for healing. Over the summer, he lived in Kabul with the Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children, a child protection NGO. He plans to attempt two more Guinness World Records in 2006, including “fastest 100 miles on a unicycle” and “most miles in one hour on a unicycle.”
For images, see:
http://www.partypics.com/ver2/EventImages.aspx?eventid=130490&bib=2757
The “100 Miles for Kids Campaign” www.Unicycle4Kids.org
Warren’s official results:
Chip time: 3:07:05 Gun time: 3:11:54
Chip time pace: 7:08.1 Overall: 412th place
Bib #: 2757
