Warwickshire endurance athlete smashes more challenges
Paddy Doyle dug deep again smashing seven gym fitness challenges plus martial arts World Records including mountain bike course challenges.
Doyle's latest December triumphs was setting four masters strength speed stamina gym challenges and World Records, beating three martial arts Worlds Records and five mountain bike course feats carrying 22 lb backpack, the bike results were 6.5km 22 min.58 sec, 8.5km 35 min. 27 sec, 10.5km 48 min. 29 sec, 12.5km 58 min. 04 sec, 14.5km 1 hr. 13 min. 36 sec.
Two days later Doyle at his 1-2-1 training gym was recharged and ready to tackle and surpass the following lung busting attempts of 93 sit up crunches in 65 sec (previous record 63), 248 elbow strikes in 1 min (left elbow), 433 elbow strikes in 2 mins (left elbow), 81 sit up crunches in 1 min and 150 in 2 minutes holding 2x4kg dumbbells on chest.
After a 10 minute break he got focused and achieved 369 martial arts kicks and punches in 1 min (previous record 262), 402 martial arts triple punches in 2 min.02 sec (previous record 361).
He said: "It has been hard due to having only one day rest between the sporting feats, the sit up crunches were demanding as I had to clear my shoulder blades clearly off the matt on every repetition, but I am happy with my progress and aim of putting out of reach the most physical fitness challenges and World Records within in a calendar".