Distance World Records
Distance Challenges
143 Records
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Ben Jenkins and Kia McNeely ran towards each other for a combined distance of 6.44 kilometers (4.0 miles) before slapping a high five. They kept their high fiving hands raised in the air for the duration of the feat.
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Farthest Distance To Throw A Vinyl Record
Roald Bradstock threw a 33 1/3 vinyl record367 feet and 6 inches (112 meters).
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DrewWaite walked on his hands for one minute and 9.3 seconds.
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Farthest Distance To Throw A Banana
Walter Lamerson threw a banana a distance of 191 feet (2,292 inches).
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Longest Fingerboard Rail Grind
Scott Winfrey grinded a rail for 110 inches using his 3.5 inch fingerboard.
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Longest Egg Toss Caught In A Glass Jar
Tom Oppelt used a glass jar to catch an egg tossed from 246 feet (2,952 inches) away.
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Longest Tandem Bicycle Ride With Full-Sized Artificial Skeleton In Back Seat
Art Hoffman rode 437 miles with a full-sized skeleton on the back seat of his tandem bicycle. The skeleton (named Oscar) was affixed to the back seat with Hoffman when he participated in the RAGBRAI bike ride in 1987. Oscar wore a "U.S Tobacco Industry" sign that was part of anti-smoking campaign Hoffman started.
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Farthest Distance To Throw A Snowball
Roald Bradstock threw a snowball 68.10 meters. Bradstock made the snowballs in Atlanta, Georgia after a snowstorm, and then drove 600 miles to Fort Myers, Florida, where the record was set.
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Most Miles Ridden On A Motorcycle
In a feat that took almost 20 years to accomplish, former Wisconsin senator Dave Zien put a world record 1,000,000 miles on his Harley Davidson FXR[] motorcycle.
Zien began the journey in 1991. On April 4, 2009, Zien hit the million mile mark. Tony Sanfelipo was on hand to document and confirm the mileage. Read more about his journey here.
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Sean Sonic of radio stationChannel 933threw an HP printer 36 feet, 2 inches.
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Longest Distance To Shoot A Rubber Band Using Feet
Dan Wallace shot a standard rubber band 27 feet using just his feet.
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Farthest Distance To Be Carried By Other People
Mark Malkoff was carried 9.4 miles by 155 random people, covering almost the entire length of Manhattan while setting the world record. He achieved the feat on December 18–19, 2009, beginning at the Staten Island Ferry[] Terminal and ending at 140th Street.
Malkoff took no steps forward on his own, using only the kindness and generosity of fellow citizens to complete his trek.
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Fastest 1/4 Mile Rollerskate Sprint With Dog By A Person Over 60
Art Hoffman and his dog Chenji completed a 1/4 mile roller skate sprint in one minute, 55.06 seconds.
Ben Jenkins 
Roald Bradstock 
Drew Waite 
James McGettrick 
Scott Winfrey 
Tom Oppelt 
Art Hoffman 
Steve Fester 
Dave Zien 
Will Thomas 
Sean Sonic 
Dan Wallace 
Mark Malkoff