New Spinning Record Set at 113 Hours!
John "Blue Dog" Jurczynski and Mike "Mad Dog" Gallagher have set a new spinning record of 113 hours! Jurczynski said Thursday was a hard night for him but as they got close to the record he felt good. Near the end Gallagher said he felt like he could go for another 10 hours.
The Guinness rules allow a 5 minute break every hour and the time can be saved up for a few hours to give enough time for a nap. That makes for a total of 2 hours a day off the bike which means some serious sleep deprevation over 4 days.
They both deserve big congratulations on breaking a tough record. Although it was physically tough, it had to be even tougher mentally.
I always feel like I'm working much harder on a trainer than I do when I'm riding outside. I once did 5 hours on a trainer and even that was tough mentally. I've thought of riding for 24 hours at the local 24 Hour Fitness as a fundraiser to raise money to attempt the Race Across America again. Even that seems pretty brutal. There's an easier way for you to help me raise money to do RAAM again.
Update: The first article I found incorrectly had that John and Mike had ridden for 112 hours instead of 113 hours.
Related Links: The Citizen of Laconia article | Spinning Again for a Guinness World Record
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3 Comments:
That's insane. I have trouble even making it over 1 hour on a trainer. I think the max I've gone is just over 2. It just gets too boring...
Way to go guys!!
Every minute on a trainer feels like an hour outside to me , so these guys are extra crazy in my view
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