Breaking information in marathon working isn’t any simple feat, however Danish distance runner and new dad Jacob Simonsen managed to do exactly that, in a moderately unconventional method. Together with his one-year-old son, Viggo, safely tucked in a jogging stroller, Simonsen blazed by way of the Aarhus Metropolis Half Marathon on June 11, setting an unofficial stroller half-marathon Guinness World Report of 68:04.
Simonsen, 28, shattered the earlier document by a whopping 34 seconds, averaging a velocity of practically 19 km/hr round Aarhus. Simonsen is sort of a longtime runner domestically, incomes the title of Danish champion on the 2023 Copenhagen Marathon, the place he positioned ninth total in 2:14:46. He has additionally represented Denmark on the 2019 and 2023 World Cross-Nation Championships.
Earlier than the race, he informed Danish reporters that he isn’t used to working with a stroller, however thought it might be a enjoyable problem together with his new child son. His fundamental concern heading into the race was ensuring his son didn’t get up from his nap sad about this endeavour. Fortunately, issues went as deliberate. “Viggo was a champ all through the race,” mentioned Simonsen. “He appears to have inherited his father’s sense of journey and love for the fun of working.”
Usually, stroller runners begin on the again, however to make sure truthful competitors and Simonsen’s bid for the document, he was granted a place on the entrance. He additionally had one other runner observe him to seize the try on video and make the feat official, a requirement for a Guinness World Report.
Simonsen completed fifth total, solely a minute and a half behind the winner, Omar Hassan, who received in 66:31.
