Today is Tuesday, July 29, 2025 and on this day in 2002, Canadian Renaissance Man Suresh Joachim set the world record for the furthest distance run on a treadmill in 48 hours.

In this episode, we will learn about a few of the 72 Guinness World Records that Joachim has set since 1996 - including the furthest distance run while carrying a brick, the furthest distance traveled within 24 hours while dribbling a basketball, and the furthest distance CRAWLED on all fours.

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• ⁠https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/64667-greatest-distance-dribbling-a-basketball-in-24-hours⁠

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• ⁠https://alchetron.com/Suresh-Joachim⁠

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• ⁠https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/treadmill-greatest-distance-covered-in-48-hours⁠

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