St. Vincent legends, Earl ‘Ole George’ Daniel and Joel Butcher plan to set a new record in the Guinness Book of Records for the most days walked without sleep.
They have broken the record three times before, in 2005, walking six days with no sleep, 2006 when they walked seven days with no sleep and 2007, seven days and 1 hour.
On July 19th, the pair will attempt to walk for eight days without sleep, leaving New York, USA and hope to arrive in Toronto Canada on or around July 27th.
Mr. Daniel says one of the reasons they are attempting the walk is to raise funds for children who need medical attention, but what is ironic is that in an effort to save the children, they are putting their lives on the line, since physically, human should not attempt an activity like this.
The record breaking duo says an important part of what they do is mental preparation, as well as physical training, which includes gym exercises, jogging, and eating the right foods such as fruits, vegetables.
As part of their preparation for the record breaking event, the pair will hold preliminary walks on various Caribbean island, the first of which will be in Grenada, and others in St. Vincent, Canouan and Mustique.
Earl ‘Ole George’ Daniel and Joel Butcher says they will be walking continuously, only stopping for very brief periods to change their shoes.
They have broken the record three times before, in 2005, walking six days with no sleep, 2006 when they walked seven days with no sleep and 2007, seven days and 1 hour.
On July 19th, the pair will attempt to walk for eight days without sleep, leaving New York, USA and hope to arrive in Toronto Canada on or around July 27th.
Mr. Daniel says one of the reasons they are attempting the walk is to raise funds for children who need medical attention, but what is ironic is that in an effort to save the children, they are putting their lives on the line, since physically, human should not attempt an activity like this.
The record breaking duo says an important part of what they do is mental preparation, as well as physical training, which includes gym exercises, jogging, and eating the right foods such as fruits, vegetables.
As part of their preparation for the record breaking event, the pair will hold preliminary walks on various Caribbean island, the first of which will be in Grenada, and others in St. Vincent, Canouan and Mustique.
Earl ‘Ole George’ Daniel and Joel Butcher says they will be walking continuously, only stopping for very brief periods to change their shoes.
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This is pretty interesting Blossom. I wish them luck. What's coincidental is that my latest blog entry looks at the effects of sleep deprivation - go figure. Actually, go have a look.
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