On Thursday morning, Toronto runner Brendan Neely packed his 17-month-old son into his Child Jogger stroller and set out on a 1K run–setting a brand new Guinness World Report for quickest 1K whereas pushing a pram. His time of two minutes, 51 seconds demolished the previous mark by practically 30 seconds.
“After practically six months of coaching with my son and Child Jogger strollers, I’m excited to have lastly achieved my objective,” Neely mentioned after his profitable try. “Large due to my household, buddies and Child Jogger for supporting me and my co-pilot Jack in breaking this document.”
The try came about round a observe at The Hangar sports activities advanced in North York, Ont., with a Guinness adjudicator on web site to validate the efficiency.
The previous document of three:19 was held by Jamie Hesford of the U.Okay. since 2022.
Neely, a father of two, a firefighter and a carpenter, holds 15 years of expertise in path working and impediment course racing (OCR). Final August, he approached Child Jogger with the thought of chasing the document, and the corporate shortly provided their assist. Whereas coaching, Neely used two completely different strollers (Child Jogger summit X3 jogging stroller and Child Jogger metropolis prix), however used the previous for his official try.