After more than 150 hours of playing, what was one more week of competition?
The Loughborough University Staff Cricket Club (UK) bowled over last week's Fan Choice competition with 49.75% of the vote. Their successful record for the longest marathon playing cricket trumped its nearest competitor in a hard-fought battle by a less than 10% margin.
Every Friday here, we'll pick five records recently approved by our expert Records Management Team. We'll give you a little background on each and then ask you to vote for your favorite. The winners from each week, like the Loughborough University club, will be entered into an end-of-year bracket to determine the Fan Choice record of the year.
Read about our 2013 Fan Choice Record of the Year winner here.
This week features two friends growing even closer over 24 hours and a bunch of people learning to ice skate. But first, time for tea.
Cream -tea -party
LARGEST CREAM TEA PARTY
Record: 536 participants
Holder: Dominique Garrigues (Australia)
Location: Stamford Grand Adelaide in Glenelg, Australia
That's not all: The photo at top doesn't even capture the full scope of the event, as only one table could fill the frame, but check out the aerial shot above. This party took over the entirety of Glenelg Pier and raised funds for the charity Novita, which provides rehabilitation and disability services for children in South Australia. To qualify, each participant had to be served one cup of English breakfast tea, a scone, a portion of jam, and clotted cream.
MOST PEOPLE MAKING SANDWICHES
Fan Choice sandwich making.jpg
Record: 1,363 participants
Holder: TangoTab and Friends (USA)
Location: Hilton Anatole Dallas in Dallas, Texas, USA
Sandwiches -made -group
That's not all: TangoTab joined with the Hilton, Albertson's Foods, and the North Texas Food Bank to break this record, which resulted in enough sandwiches to feed more than 136,000 of those in need in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Encouraging those who created the bologna-and-cheese sandwiches were area sports legends LaDainian Tomlinson, Terrell Owens, and Mike Modano.
LONGEST LINE OF CANDLES LIT IN RELAY
Fan Choice candles.jpg
Record: 338 candles
Holder: Scout Association of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island Region (Hong Kong)
Location: Hong Kong, China
Candles -relay -2
That's not all: This attempt required Participant A to light the candle of Participant B, who would then light the candle of the next person and so on down the line. On the group's first attempt, the flame extinguished between candles No. 91 and 92, before they could break the record. But, showing that dedication pays off, attempt No. 2 went off without a hitch.
LONGEST DISTANCE RUN THREE-LEGGED IN 24 HOURS
Fan Choice 3legged.jpeg
Record: 109.8 km (68.23 mi)
Holder: Mark Howlett and Rab Lee (both UK)
Location: Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK
Longest -distance -three -legged
That's not all: The two friends and seasoned ultra-marathon runners made their attempt at the Glenmore 24 Hour Trail Race. While only Rab was Scottish, the duo decided to wear kilts for the entire attempt in honor of the location. The pair admitted they got off to an awkward start, but then soon found a rhythm and proceeded for the full 24 hours with no sleep or any trips/falls.
LARGEST ICE SKATING LESSON
Fan Choice ice skating.JPG
Record: 523 participants
Holder: Ilya Urazakov (Kazakhstan)
Location: Medeo ice skating rink, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Skating -lesson
That's not all: Ilya organized this event as a way to engage area youth with a healthier, more active lifestyle. All participants were university students, who stayed to continue learning and skating even after the 30-minute lesson was up. Providing the instruction was professional figure skating coach Larissa Tymoshenko.
And those are your nominees; time now to cast your vote!
The Loughborough University Staff Cricket Club (UK) bowled over last week's Fan Choice competition with 49.75% of the vote. Their successful record for the longest marathon playing cricket trumped its nearest competitor in a hard-fought battle by a less than 10% margin.
Every Friday here, we'll pick five records recently approved by our expert Records Management Team. We'll give you a little background on each and then ask you to vote for your favorite. The winners from each week, like the Loughborough University club, will be entered into an end-of-year bracket to determine the Fan Choice record of the year.
Read about our 2013 Fan Choice Record of the Year winner here.
This week features two friends growing even closer over 24 hours and a bunch of people learning to ice skate. But first, time for tea.
Cream -tea -party
LARGEST CREAM TEA PARTY
Record: 536 participants
Holder: Dominique Garrigues (Australia)
Location: Stamford Grand Adelaide in Glenelg, Australia
That's not all: The photo at top doesn't even capture the full scope of the event, as only one table could fill the frame, but check out the aerial shot above. This party took over the entirety of Glenelg Pier and raised funds for the charity Novita, which provides rehabilitation and disability services for children in South Australia. To qualify, each participant had to be served one cup of English breakfast tea, a scone, a portion of jam, and clotted cream.
MOST PEOPLE MAKING SANDWICHES
Fan Choice sandwich making.jpg
Record: 1,363 participants
Holder: TangoTab and Friends (USA)
Location: Hilton Anatole Dallas in Dallas, Texas, USA
Sandwiches -made -group
That's not all: TangoTab joined with the Hilton, Albertson's Foods, and the North Texas Food Bank to break this record, which resulted in enough sandwiches to feed more than 136,000 of those in need in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Encouraging those who created the bologna-and-cheese sandwiches were area sports legends LaDainian Tomlinson, Terrell Owens, and Mike Modano.
LONGEST LINE OF CANDLES LIT IN RELAY
Fan Choice candles.jpg
Record: 338 candles
Holder: Scout Association of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island Region (Hong Kong)
Location: Hong Kong, China
Candles -relay -2
That's not all: This attempt required Participant A to light the candle of Participant B, who would then light the candle of the next person and so on down the line. On the group's first attempt, the flame extinguished between candles No. 91 and 92, before they could break the record. But, showing that dedication pays off, attempt No. 2 went off without a hitch.
LONGEST DISTANCE RUN THREE-LEGGED IN 24 HOURS
Fan Choice 3legged.jpeg
Record: 109.8 km (68.23 mi)
Holder: Mark Howlett and Rab Lee (both UK)
Location: Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK
Longest -distance -three -legged
That's not all: The two friends and seasoned ultra-marathon runners made their attempt at the Glenmore 24 Hour Trail Race. While only Rab was Scottish, the duo decided to wear kilts for the entire attempt in honor of the location. The pair admitted they got off to an awkward start, but then soon found a rhythm and proceeded for the full 24 hours with no sleep or any trips/falls.
LARGEST ICE SKATING LESSON
Fan Choice ice skating.JPG
Record: 523 participants
Holder: Ilya Urazakov (Kazakhstan)
Location: Medeo ice skating rink, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Skating -lesson
That's not all: Ilya organized this event as a way to engage area youth with a healthier, more active lifestyle. All participants were university students, who stayed to continue learning and skating even after the 30-minute lesson was up. Providing the instruction was professional figure skating coach Larissa Tymoshenko.
And those are your nominees; time now to cast your vote!
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