German skaters Felix Rijhnen and Mareike Thum were trying to break the world record for the most distance in one hour on inline skates today at the Geisingen Arena.
Text by Jackob Savard
Photo: Powerslide Racing
Mareike Thum managed to complete more than 170 laps of the Arena Geisingen to establish the new world mark of 34.336 km. Her predecessor was Linda Schellekens who had skated 31.72 km more than 15 years ago. Felix Rijhnen, for his part, wanted to cover at least 38.6 km to set the record, but still had the 40 km mark in his sights. His 201 laps were enough for his first goal, but not enough to reach the 40km mark. Final distance: 39.932 km. ‘’This is definitely one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life," said the German skater a couple of minutes after his performance. The previous record holder Frank Fiers was in the stand to witness Rijhnen's feat.
While the rest of the season is still uncertain, Rijhnen said that thanks to this event he will be able to take something positive out of 2020.
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