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According to BBC, a Kinross man has achieved a childhood ambition to break the world record for the longest marathon on a swing.<\/p>\n
Richard Scott, 51, completed the 36-hour challenge on Sunday, beating the existing record by two hours.\u00a0The father-of-three was cheered on by supporters during the challenge, which is awaiting final confirmation by Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n
Mr Scott said he felt fine after the challenge, despite hitting “the wall” at the 18-hour mark.<\/p>\n
He said: “We were in a marquee that had no sides on it, so I was facing into the blackness and although there was a big moon above, I couldn’t see it. So I was sitting for about six hours looking into the black. My legs were really sore at the time and I was getting really tired.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Fortunately, he was allowed a five-minute break every hour, which could be saved up.<\/p>\n
“I had a half-hour break, so in that time I had to go to the toilet, stretch and sleep,” Mr Scott said. “So I got 12 minutes sleep and that kind of reset things.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He was kept going by family and friends and found concentrating one of the main challenges.<\/p>\n
“There were occasions where I was talking to somebody and I’d actually forget to swing,” he said. “The people watching me said I was slowing down too much. But the people around me kept me going.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The record-breaking challenge at Loch Leven’s Larder cricket pitch, was watched by independent witnesses, working in four-hour shifts.<\/p>\n
\nA Kinross man Richard Scott, 51, has achieved a childhood ambition to break the world record for the longest marathon on a swing. He completed the 36-hour challenge on Sunday, beating the existing record by two hours.@GWR<\/a> #kinross<\/a> #RichardScott<\/a> #record<\/a> #Swing<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bAHrcEjBdU<\/a><\/p>\n
— Vosa Tv (Official) (@vosatvofficial) May 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n