World record attempt

Geez - And I thought I did stupid things !!



Hope it all goes well for him !


Gazz

I hope he's not towing a trailer and cutting up the track!

i get the part about putting the pub at the end of the run, that part would make me run over deserts and dunes just in case i miss closing time hahahaha..
Good luck guys

i believe michael dillon will be doing the camera work and making , a doco,have seen some of his past documentarys,realy good,have a look at them,bye barry

I hope he lowers the pressures in his shoes and walks on all 4's we dont want to cut up the track by high pressures or 2 foot drive ; )

Cheers Wilko

Is it a fund raiser as well? there are some really good and amazing athletes out there.good on him for a try, it would be a toughie. I used to think the occasional european/japanese tourist on a loaded push bike in middle of nullabor was nuts, somehow they love it! oh..the saddle sores!!
MG.

Sorry for repetition - I posted this under a follow up first by mistake.

Super cool :-)

Perhaps next he might go for the Canning Stock Route runners record.

1996. Ultra marathon runner Dave Holleran, ran the Canning Stock Route in 24 days, 10 hrs, 42 mins, shaving 8 days off Drew Kettles walking record of 32 days. Dave's run was supported and over the shorter distance of 1770km.

http://www.walkthecsr.com/the-canning-stock-route/walkers-runners-and-hitchhikers

Only one day slower than the fasted unsupported cyclist, Russell Worthington.

It would be amazing to see a running/walking event on the Canning Stock Route. I bet the Aborigine would love to take that record for their nation.

Had difficulty finding where the link was to the website in the first post. Now see it as John Howe underlined. Wonder if it is possible to make this more noticeable for challenged individuals such as myself? I thought at first is was the posters signature not taking into account that it differed from the screen name of Wayne (NSW).

The spinal cord injury awareness drive is close to my heart. Life could be so very different for so many people. Life IS so different for so many people. The website records 15 000 Australians living with SCI and 350 - 400 new cases reported every year. Does not bare thinking - until it happens to you ... or a member of your family and friends.

Two years ago a friend of mine broke his neck in a hang gliding accident. April Fools Day. Fully cognoscente, he was only able to communicate by blinking his eyes. The effect on me was life changing.

One year later, almost to the day, I broke my own back in a paragliding accident. Had it not been for my awareness of the seriousness of my fall, the image of my friends mind trapped in his paralyzed body, Wespac Rescue Helicopters and the doctors and nursing staff at John Hunter hospital, I would not be walking the the Canning Stock Route this year. I hope he raises lots of money. That could have been me.

Just had the support crew staying here overnight. 7 very well set up 4wds with plenty of signage on them - they've got a lot of sponsors. Good luck to John, hope he breaks the record! Cheers Toni

Just a reminder that John starts his run on Monday 18th March. He has a Spot tracker so it will be possible to follow him on his record breaking attempt.

John Howe



Wayne

An update on Johns progress

After a early start this morning John has just passed the Colson Track intersection with the WAA line. He is about 6hrs 30min ahead of record time. I estimate that to be over 60 klm.

The sand is very soft and it has been hot. 42deg at 6pm.


Wayne