Woman from Chicago Sets a New World Record for Hula-Hooping for 100 Hours.
A woman from Chicago surpassed the previous record of hula-hooping and sets a new world record for hula-hooping for 100 hours.
Jenny Doan, 29, set out to break the record in marathon hula-hooping as recognized by Guinness World Records and she did so by beating the current record by 25 hours. Her accomplishment must be verified by Guinness, but once that is done, she will have officially demolished the current record of 74 hours and 54 minutes, set in 2009 by Aaron Hibbs of Columbus, Ohio.
Doan also live-streamed her 100-hour journey to the world record. According to foreign reports, her marathon was not actually a 100-hour straight of hula-hooping. Based on Guinness rules, a participant is entitled with a five-minute breather for every hour.
In line with Guinness rules, Doan got a five-minute break for every hour she moved. She was able to bank that time and take it consecutively, which she did to get in a three-hour nap, according to WTTW.
To pass the time, she watched movies and TV shows, ate, chatted with friends, browsed Reddit and, as she wrote on her website, “twiddle my thumbs.”
But it’s more than just a record for her. She used the goal to raise money for Mental Health America, a nonprofit organization. She raised more than $4,000 for the cause.
Thankfully, it’s all over, and her three months of training and five days of dedication paid off. she said “it was such a huge relief to finish and make it all the way. I haven’t found the words to describe it yet.”
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