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Saturday, January 13, 2007

Man sets world record on stationary bike

A 49-year-old man from Aurora, Ill., has set a world record for riding a stationary bike.

The Associated Press reports that George Hood has ridden a stationary bike for 85 hours, breaking the record set last year by Brian Overkaer of Denmark. Hood began his quest at 4 a.m. Wednesday at the Five Seasons Sports Club in Burr Ridge, a Chicago suburb, and stopped shortly before midnight Saturday.

George is raising money for the Illinois chapter of COPS, which helps the families of slain police officers.

I hope George is an inspiration to those of us -- including me -- who get bored after 40 minutes on a stationary bike!
Labels: Illinois, stationary bike

Roger 0 comments 10:47 PM