Monday, July 19, 2010
Longest
tenpin bowling marathon
- world record set by Stephen
Shanabrook
PLANO, Texas, USA -- Stephen Shanabrook
,
24, physical therapy technician of Plano, bowled at The Plano
Super Bowl, (which is open 24 hours), for five days and five
hours (125 hrs) - setting the new world record for the Longest
tenpin bowling marathon
. 
Photo: Stephen Shanabrook kept rolling
for five days and five hours during the Longest
tenpin bowling marathon
.
Photo
courtesy sensoryimaging.com
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photo
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Shanabrook bowled an average of five
games an hour, and saw his scores range from 5 to 198 this
week at the 24-hour Plano Super Bowl.
"I've always liked bowling, but you just
get into a routine and it gets mundane," Shanabrook said.
"But then you've got to think back to why you started this
in the first place, and that's for the charities it is supporting."
Proceeds generated by the event went to
charity, allowing Shanabrook to take part in a hobby that
he loves while also helping out those in need.
Shanabrook’s record run helped causes such
as “Susan G. Komen for the [breast cancer] Cure, the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation, the SPCA, the Boys & Girls Clubs
of America and the Plano City House.”
Event sponsor Brunswick Bowling provided
shirts and the two bowling balls Shanabrook has used during
his attempt.
To beat the record, the rules state one
must bowl "within the spirit of the game" at all times. He
was allowed a five-minute break for every hour he bowled,
so he let them accumulate into larger breaks to go to the
bathroom, eat, do interviews and occasionally sleep.
The previous Guinness World Record for the Longest
tenpin bowling marathon
was 120 hours by Andy Milne
(Canada) at Classic Bowl, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada from
24-29 October 2005.
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