Record Attempt Well Underway

The attempt to break the world record for the longest distance ran by a relay team in 18 days is well underway at this stage at the running track at St Colmans.

The attempt started on Saturday at noon and will finish on the 8th August.  As of 1:34 am this morning, the team had already completed 500,000m.

The Guinness World Record officially stands at 1930 miles set by the Gillette Phenomenal Tour in Bulgaria in 2009

In May of this year, Relay GB completed 2680 miles around mainland Britain - this distance has yet to be officially recognised by Guinness World Records. 

The runners in Newry are aiming to run 3000 miles (12071 laps) around the St Colman’s Athletics Track.

Each runner, carrying a baton, is required to run a 10-minute mile and continuously for a minimum of 30 minutes.

At the end of each runner’s session, the baton is passed to the next runner.

The attempt is being filmed for verification with Guinness and is available as a live stream on line at www.panthersolutionstoday.com/Live___Streaming.html

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