This list is a chronological progression of record times for the marathon. World records in the marathon are ratified by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics.
Suresh Joachim Arulanantham is a Canadian film actor, producer, and multiple-Guinness World Record holder who has broken more than 60 world records.
Blunham is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) east of Bedford town centre. At the 2011 census date its population was 946. The River Ivel forms the parish's eastern boundary in places and the River Great Ouse its western and northern boundaries. The village is just over 0.6 miles (1 km) to the west of the A1 road, and Route 51 of the National Cycle Network passes to the south.
Devon County Cricket Club is one of 20 minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Devon.
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Cornwall. The team has played in the Minor Counties Championship since 1904 and became champions in 2012. They also play in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. Cornwall played List A matches occasionally from 1970 until 2004 but is not classified as a List A team per se.
Cheriton Fitzpaine is a village in Devon, England, located 4 miles (7 km) north-east of Crediton. The population of the parish in the 2011 Census was 556.
Waskatenau is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is surrounded by Smoky Lake County, approximately 90 km (56 mi) northeast of Edmonton. Waskatenau is a Cree word meaning "opening in the bank" in reference to the clef in the nearby ridge through which the Waskatenau Creek flows. It is pronounced WAS-ET-NA, with a silent "k."
Cheriton Road is a complex of sports grounds at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. The complex includes football pitches, a cricket ground, hockey pitches, netball courts and an indoor sports facility. It includes the home ground of Folkestone Invicta F.C., known as The Alcaline Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and the Three Hills Sports Park which includes the home grounds of Folkestone Cricket Club and Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club. The cricket ground, which was previously called the Cheriton Road Sports Ground, was used by Kent County Cricket Club for top level cricket matches.
The Cornwall Cricket Club, known formally as the Cornwall Districts Cricket and Sports Association Incorporated, is a cricket club which was founded in 1895 in Auckland, New Zealand, as Ponsonby Cricket Club. It claims the largest membership of any cricket club in New Zealand.
TheSpeedGamers is a group of video gamers based out of Arlington, Texas, who raise money for various charities. They accomplish this by streaming live marathons of video games on Twitch. The group was founded by Britt LaRiviere in early 2008 and still hosts marathons regularly through the year. Viewers can interact with the commentators and other viewers via chat on Twitch. The group has raised over $845,000.00 for more than 20 different charities.
Chidera Anamege, now known by his stage name Chiddy Bang, is an American rapper from Philadelphia. Prior to its breakup, Chiddy Bang was an American hip hop duo consisting of Anamege, under the stage name Chiddy, and Noah Beresin, under the stage name Xaphoon Jones. The duo was introduced by former band member Zachary Sewall in late 2008 while the two were studying at Drexel University, in Beresin's hometown of Philadelphia. Anamege's sound is based on the fusion of hip hop and alternative using samples from artists such as Ellie Goulding, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Passion Pit, MGMT, Matt and Kim and Yelle. In 2013, Beresin left the group to focus on producing, and Anamege became a solo artist, with Beresin playing the role as frequent collaborator.
Swara Veenapani is a lyricist and Telugu cinema music director. He holds a Guinness world record for longest church organ marathon.
Carrie Swidecki is a teacher from Bakersfield who holds various dance game world records.
The 2014 Philippine Basketball Marathon was the longest basketball match played according to the Guinness World Records from 2014 to 2021. The basketball game which was contested by Team Walang Iwanan and Team Bounce Back took place from March 24 to 29, 2014 at the Meralco Gym in Metro Manila. The match had a duration of 120 hours, one minute and 7.8 seconds. The marathon was a fund raising event to provide housing in an area in Negros Occidental which was devastated from Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The marathon broke the record set at the Missouri Athletic Club which took place in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 21–25, 2012 with the game duration of 112 hours and 13 seconds.
Rajeev Nayyar is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Himachal Pradesh. In 1999, he set the record for the longest first-class innings of all time by batting for 1,015 minutes in a Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir.
Bandana Nepal is a World's Longest Dancer. As of June 2018 she holds the Guinness World Record for "Longest dance marathon by an individual", for which she danced for 126 hours continuously. Bandana started to dance from the age of 5.
Cathia Uwamahoro is a Rwandan cricketer who is well known for breaking a Guinness world record in 2017 for the longest cricket net session made by a woman.
Sport plays a prominent role in the society of the Isle of Wight, an island that is part of England.
Eric Dusingizimana is a Rwandan cricketer and civil engineer who also captained the Rwanda national cricket team. He is also a Guinness World Record holder in cricket which he set in 2016 for a social cause. He was well known for his marathon batting effort in 2016 where he batted for 51 hours non-stop in order to set a Guinness World Record. He decided to bat for such long time in order to raise funds for the construction of Gahanga International Cricket Stadium.
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