Stationary bike record
05-13-08, 04:31 AM
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Stationary bike record
I didn't see any of this posted recently, so thought I'd throw it out there:
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - A suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle.
George Hood's time isn't official yet, but organizers say he spent about 177 hours over eight days riding a spinning bike at a suburban YMCA.
He rode the equivalent of 2,016 miles, burned more than 46,000 calories and never slept for more than 12 minutes at a time.
The retired Drug Enforcement Agency investigator from Aurora began his ride on May 5 and finished early Monday. He was taken to an area hospital as a precaution.
He had held the record until last summer after spending 111 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds on a bike. That record was broken by another cyclist from Tasmania.
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - A suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle.
George Hood's time isn't official yet, but organizers say he spent about 177 hours over eight days riding a spinning bike at a suburban YMCA.
He rode the equivalent of 2,016 miles, burned more than 46,000 calories and never slept for more than 12 minutes at a time.
The retired Drug Enforcement Agency investigator from Aurora began his ride on May 5 and finished early Monday. He was taken to an area hospital as a precaution.
He had held the record until last summer after spending 111 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds on a bike. That record was broken by another cyclist from Tasmania.
05-13-08, 05:59 AM
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I can't stand 30 minutes on a bike without going anywhere. Good for him, I guess.
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05-13-08, 12:44 PM
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His mileage is zero.
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05-13-08, 08:34 PM
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Dang, if I was going to spend that much time on a bike, I'd like to tell people "I rode to Chicago and back last week", not "I sat in a gym for 8 days straight pedaling".
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05-13-08, 09:26 PM
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i'd rather fall down a long flight of stairs.
