World First for Tony Mangan

Following extensive research, it is now believed that Ireland's Tony Mangan is the first person in history to officially run 200km+ on two consecutive days.

Tony set the current World Indoor Record for 48 hours when he completed 426.178km in Brno, Czech Republic in March 2007. In the process, he beat top Japanese ultra runner Kenji Okiyama and Vlastimil Dvoracek of the Czech Republic.

After consulting the world's top ultra statisticians and historians, including Andy Milroy, Gerard Stenger and Phil Essam, it is now understood that Tony's splits of 223.133km and 203.045km, respectively, constitute the first time somebody had run 200km plus on consecutive days. Detailed analysis reveals that other athletes who managed to cover 400km+ over two days did most of their running in the first day, but never maintained the pace to record 200km or more on the second day.

It is another remarkable achievement for the 48-Hour running legend, who also holds the 48-Hour Treadmill World Record.

For more details, please read Tony Mangan's personal account of his record breaking run.

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8th July 2009. 
News from Guinness World Records.
Dear Tony,You made it into the 2010 book 
which will be in the shops in September. 
Your record is on page 227 in the - Sports 
- Track and Field section.
Yours Sincerely, Guinness World Record Team.

Thanks so much to my fantastic crew,the people 
of Longford and the Longford Marathon Committee.
Without your help the world record would not have
 been possible.
Though I am delighted to have gotten this record 
back I am most proud and humbled to be the holder of 
the world 48 hour indoors record since that was 
an actual race with so many great runners running
 that event over the last 120 odd years! 

THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT OUR SPORT...

" FAIRPLAY,GOODWILL,

HONESTY AND SPORTSMANSHIP "
ARE THE QUALITIES I

ADMIRE MOST.

Tony recently broke the world record for 48 hours
 on a treadmill. 405.22km(almost 252 miles) 
Full details and newspaper reports in the main menu on the left.

Tony's World Record 48hr Treadmill attempt
 August 22nd to 24th 2008.

TONY  HAS SMASHED THE OLD
48 HOUR WORLD TREADMILL  RECORD AT 45H 42M 18S.
 
This is Tony's 4th World Record. (2 former) 

HONESTY

HUMILITY

INTERGITY IN SPORT


SPORTSMANSHIP

RESPECT FOR


 THE OFFICIALS,

THE RULES,INCLUDING 

THE 'SPIRIT OF 


SPORT',  FELLOW 


COMPETITORS

AND TEAMWORK

ARE MY PASSIONS AND PRINCIPLES

IN SPORT. REMEMBER 'WHAT GOES
 AROUND COMES AROUND'

Tony Mangan,DUBLIN,IRELAND,
 18th September 2008.


I would like to thank the following sponsors
 for their very generous sponsorship!!

Craft.se sponsors of Craft running apparel.

John Buckley Sports.com,Shoe sponsor. Runways.ie Suppliers of Craft apparel

Drymaxsocks.com for Drymax Sports Socks For blister-free running!  

Tony Mangan on the way to breaking the world record at St Mel’s at the weekend. Alan Young has him under scrutiny and Tony’s mother is there to share the moment of her son’s achievement 
at the end of an exhausting 48 hour ordeal. New world record completed at Longford Marathon

 

 

Tony Mangan in action.