Trio ‘Break’ world squash marathon record as pool bid fails
by Julia McWatt, South Wales Echo
May 10 2011A
trio of friends attempting to “squash” two world records in
marathon matches to raise £2,500 for charity have succeeded.
Ian Charles, 49, from Whitchurch,
Cardiff, played against multiple opponents for 30 hours to set a brand
new record, which will enter the Guinness Book of Records.
Matthew Lloyd-Lewis, 34, from Pengam
Green, and 29-year-old Paul Duffy, of Cardiff Bay, played a continuous
match for 30 hours to beat the record of 26 hours and 30 minutes, set
by a Dutch pair.
Meanwhile, two men trying to beat
the Guinness World record by completing a charity pool marathon were
forced to stop early after suffering hallucinations.
Chris Whiles and Chris Rees were
hoping to complete the 80-hour pool game for Cancer Research Wales but
only managed 46 hours. The duo were trying to beat a recently-set
record of 75 hours and 13 minutes with their attempt at Porth’s
Station Hotel.
Chris said: “We wanted to
carry on, but just couldn’t. We could barely see the pool table
after 36 hours. We were hallucinating. We would have gone on but we
just were not happy and our health comes first. We were surprised about
how difficult it was. We had back pain and blisters on our fingers. It
was a learning curve for both of us.”
He said they were still hoping to raise at least £1,600 for the charity once the money is counted.