Man sets record by walking on broken glass for 18 miles
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6078386/Man-sets-record-by-walking-on-broken-glass-fo...
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Nigel Jardine, 56, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, walked 1,060 metres in one hour around an octagonal circuit of glass at the Bageecha restaurant in his home town of Horsforth – breaking the previous record of 960 metres.
The sports coach and motivational expert carried on for 27-and-a-half hours until he had covered the equivalent of 30 kilometres, or 18 miles.
He said: "I'm used to walking on broken glass but I suppose the customers at the restaurant weren't used to watching someone do it as they tucked into their meals."
Mr Jardine was allowed five-minute breaks every hour during the challenge to have a drink, visit the lavatory or have a lie down.
His feat was in aid of Action for Children, the leading children’s charity. He said he felt a strong connection with the charity’s work because he was abused as a child mentally and physically, both at home and at school.
He said the glass walk reflected a child’s response to abuse: treading carefully, avoiding pain, not wanting to get hurt.
The sports coach and motivational expert carried on for 27-and-a-half hours until he had covered the equivalent of 30 kilometres, or 18 miles.
He said: "I'm used to walking on broken glass but I suppose the customers at the restaurant weren't used to watching someone do it as they tucked into their meals."
Mr Jardine was allowed five-minute breaks every hour during the challenge to have a drink, visit the lavatory or have a lie down.
His feat was in aid of Action for Children, the leading children’s charity. He said he felt a strong connection with the charity’s work because he was abused as a child mentally and physically, both at home and at school.
He said the glass walk reflected a child’s response to abuse: treading carefully, avoiding pain, not wanting to get hurt.
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Got to be tough on the inside and out to do something like this, great achievement.
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