Dispensary Corner 19 Nov 13
November 19, 2013
Physical activity is good for you, even if it’s somewhat unusual.
A 30-year-old Japanese man has set a new world record for travelling 100m on all fours. Kenichi Ito did the dash in just 16.87 seconds, shaving 0.5s off his previous record set in 2012. Ito is a massive fan of moving around on his hands and feet, having studied how primates move for the last decade. He’s hoping that racing on four limbs will one day become an official Olympic event. He wore special racing gloves to accomplish the feat, and is pictured below celebrating with the official Guinness World Records commemorative certificate.
And while we’re on the subject
of athletic excellence, a 67-yearold
woman has successfully
completed an Iron Man
competition - despite losing a leg
several years ago.
Karen Aydelott managed the
Arizona triathlon in just over 16
hours, with the effort including a
4km swim, a 180km bike ride and
a full 42km marathon.
The veteran athlete has
competed in similar events before
having her limb amputated, and
said that these days “instead
of trying to win you focus on
finishing”.
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