World record "running" attempts
World record "running" attempts
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TobyLerone

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1,133 posts

173 months

Sunday 14th January 2018
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Apologies if I'm being a bit special, but I've not found much online or on here about this, so I thought I'd utilise the PH hive mind!

I'm never ever going to be a fast runner to compete for genuinely impressive running records. However... I've completed several marathons, ultras, obstacle races, and endurance events. But I'm a big guy, so I'm slooooooow. Usually 1hr50 ish for HM, 3hr50 ish for a full marathon. For perspective, I'm currently 6'2", and approximately 18st (not all flab though, honest! hehe )

I fancy something different - does anyone know the fastest time for a mile / 5km / 10km / HM / Marathon pulling a car? What weight did it have to be? >1,000kgs I'd assume, but happy to be informed otherwise.

Thanks all!

Thankyou4calling

10,968 posts

202 months

Sunday 14th January 2018
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TobyLerone said:
Apologies if I'm being a bit special, but I've not found much online or on here about this, so I thought I'd utilise the PH hive mind!

I'm never ever going to be a fast runner to compete for genuinely impressive running records. However... I've completed several marathons, ultras, obstacle races, and endurance events. But I'm a big guy, so I'm slooooooow. Usually 1hr50 ish for HM, 3hr50 ish for a full marathon. For perspective, I'm currently 6'2", and approximately 18st (not all flab though, honest! hehe )

I fancy something different - does anyone know the fastest time for a mile / 5km / 10km / HM / Marathon pulling a car? What weight did it have to be? >1,000kgs I'd assume, but happy to be informed otherwise.

Thanks all!
Basically, if you look hard enough you’ll either find a world record you can beat or invent one.

I suggest you go for the fastest 1k, pulling a 4door 2 litre saloon, uphill, on a Wednesday, wearing flipflops.

Let us know how you get on

TobyLerone

Original Poster:

1,133 posts

173 months

Sunday 14th January 2018
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Thankyou4calling said:
Basically, if you look hard enough you’ll either find a world record you can beat or invent one.

I suggest you go for the fastest 1k, pulling a 4door 2 litre saloon, uphill, on a Wednesday, wearing flipflops.

Let us know how you get on
Now now....

I don't think it's too specific - and Guiness won't recognise overly specific record attempts.

A short while ago my boss beat the world record for fastest piggyback mile (he was the carrier, not the load).

Fastest time pulling a car over a set distance - I can only find a marathon time of around 19hrs. Plenty of info on that. But the other distances? I'm not sure of.