Notso. wrote:
No, he meant 28/7 or 4 pounds per day. I can see why she couldn't eat this much per day.
Water would make up the largest part.
Notso. wrote:
No, he meant 28/7 or 4 pounds per day. I can see why she couldn't eat this much per day.
Water would make up the largest part.
ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
Notso. wrote:No, he meant 28/7 or 4 pounds per day. I can see why she couldn't eat this much per day.
Water would make up the largest part.
4 pounds is about 2 litres of water.
She obviously took in way more than 4 pounds of food and water.
ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
Notso. wrote:No, he meant 28/7 or 4 pounds per day. I can see why she couldn't eat this much per day.
Water would make up the largest part.
Now that the original "she lost 28 stone" comment is realized to be such a bad lie the back peddling begins.
"What I meant was..."
Look. I'm sure Amy thinks she has the record based on being on a treadmill a long time. (She was).
And I'm sure Dave saw his darling falling short and fibbed on the addition and told her she made it. Most of us have let our girl win when the shouldn't have at some point.
But Dave got caught, and now is sticking to the lie. So we get this.
I could care less about holding on to the bars. That guy who went for the 24 hour record in time square a number of years ago did it.
These charity stunt running gimmicks is kind of like the traveling medicine man of the past. I'm more interested in why anyone would sponsor this kind of thing. I mean if anyone is reading this is interested in taking a dump later and looking for a sponsor.
Newthink ministry wrote:
They're not doing it for charity, they're doing it for narcicism.Since when is narcissism (sp) a crime?
Narcissism is not a crime, it is a sickness. I have it. In fact, they admitted me into the hospital for narcissism, but, well, I kept checking myself out.
These charity stunt running gimmicks is kind of like the traveling medicine man of the past.
What a great quote. This describes it really well.
Arthur Guinness wrote:
These charity stunt running gimmicks is kind of like the traveling medicine man of the past.
What a great quote. This describes it really well.
That's about it. I think Amy ran for a long time. Do I think she broke the record? Doubt it. Even if she did, they failed to abide by the rules set forth by Guinness. I hate to flog a lifeless equine, but that's 100% on them. No amount of people signing a petition will change this.
If Amy and her team are reading this:
1) Drop the loser boyfriend. He's bringing you down.
2) When, not if, you try this again, follow every single letter that Guinness puts forth.
Yes. Amy if you are reading this. Don't let these internet losers who probably have never run a step in their lives get you down. You are an inspiration to so many. Ignore the hate. There will always be people jealous of succesful people.
~Court
Courtney wrote:
Yes. Amy if you are reading this. Don't let these internet losers who probably have never run a step in their lives get you down. You are an inspiration to so many. Ignore the hate. There will always be people jealous of succesful people.
~Court
Ask yourself what non-runners would be doing on a very obscure running forum, people who also happen to know an awful lot about running.
ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
Courtney wrote:Yes. Amy if you are reading this. Don't let these internet losers who probably have never run a step in their lives get you down. You are an inspiration to so many. Ignore the hate. There will always be people jealous of succesful people.
~Court
Ask yourself what non-runners would be doing on a very obscure running forum, people who also happen to know an awful lot about running.
Most lets run people only run 100 MPW which does make them non-runners in the eyes of those that do 350 a week.
Courtney wrote:
Yes. Amy if you are reading this. Don't let these internet losers who probably have never run a step in their lives get you down. You are an inspiration to so many. Ignore the hate. There will always be people jealous of succesful people.
~Court
Apologist....
Derek has his article up on Amy Hughes:
Credibility wrote:
Based on the poor mileage records and dubious mileage claims in the Oswestry-London run, as well as the numerous 'marathons' she ran in the 53 challenge, I feel it is safe to say that record keeping, transparency and credibility are in short supply with Amy and her BF.
In relation to the 7 Day Treadmill World Record Challenge there are so many issues that it the only injustice would be to grant her the world record.
The record keeping / recording of data was insufficient to corroborate her WR attempt. GWR states clearly in their documentation that there must be a minimum of 2 independent witnesses present at all times, and for events that are longer than 4 hours in duration, these witnesses must be replaced with 2 other independent witnesses every 4 hours. This means you would need a minimum of 4 independent witnesses (likely more for a 7 day event) for Amy's run, not 2.
The requirements also say video evidence must show the entire attempt, from start to finish. With attempts longer than one hour, you are required to mark significant moments in the attempt and provide GWR with a list of the times in the video when these moments occur. The video must clearly show the measurement of the record (in this case that would be the display on the treadmill and also the person who is running).
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Images/GWR-Guide-to-Evidence_tcm25-412531.pdfIn relation to the issue of Amy 'hanging off the treadmill when running'. I can't find any specific guidelines however, I am sure I have read somewhere else that this is not allowed. And when you look at Amy's body language (looking around before doing so) it would be safe to assume that Amy knew (or at least suspected) that this wasn't allowed and didn't want anyone to see her doing this.
With regards to the claim that Amy lost 28 pounds during the 7 day challenge. I find this a truly laughable claim. Looking at the clips of her before, during and at the end, there is a small noticeable drop in body weight, but no where near the 28 pounds claimed. Indeed, I would argue that based on her starting weight, if she lost 28 pounds she would most likely be in hospital, attached to a drip or worse.!
To me this is a poorly executed attempt to break a world record. I think they probably knew after day one that she would never be anywhere near the mileage claimed but, having committed to the attempt, they continued regardless and then 'added' a few miles here and there to make up the numbers.
This ^
The record keeping / recording of data was insufficient to corroborate her WR attempt. GWR states clearly in their documentation that there must be a minimum of 2 independent witnesses present at all times, and for events that are longer than 4 hours in duration, these witnesses must be replaced with 2 other independent witnesses every 4 hours. This means you would need a minimum of 4 independent witnesses (likely more for a 7 day event) for Amy's run, not 2.
Wonder what the definition of independent is in this case. To get anyone to voluntarily show up to do this would either have to be friends or someone getting a bit of pay. Either way that doesn't seem too independent.
Scam_Watcheroo wrote:
Derek has his article up on Amy Hughes:
Good. Thread over, she won't dare challenge a respected source like Derek Murphy.
Kudos to scam watcheroo, another outstanding piece of work.
Courtney wrote:
Yes. Amy if you are reading this. Don't let these internet losers who probably have never run a step in their lives get you down. You are an inspiration to so many. Ignore the hate. There will always be people jealous of succesful people.
~Court
Courtney, I think you are seriously misguided if you are looking to Amy Hughes for inspiration. There are many, far more accomplished athletes out there who just go about their life walking the walk, day-after-day. Amy seems to want constant validation for her achievements. You can see this in her numerous social media posts, internet campaign and media interviews.
If you're looking for true inspiration then go to your local parkrun event and talk with those who are battling with obesity, illness or a life of inactivity and still getting out there and running. Search out an England Athletics Mental Health Ambassador (http://www.englandathletics.org/shared/get-file.ashx?itemtype=document&id=18127) he / she will can put you in touch with numerous runners who will be able to share their inspirational stories of overcoming mental health issues. Look for the disabled athletes who, despite numerous life challenges are able to compete in athletic events, and some at a very good standard. Look for the 86 year old triathlete (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/iron-nun-fitness-goals-86_uk_57b321e0e4b0730aab649c9b). Look for Kayla Montgomery (Kayla Montgomery) who runs races despite having Multiple Sclerosis.
There are numerous athletes and people out there who are true inspirations and are not in this to get raise their social media profile or promote their own charity.
YorkieCoach wrote:
Courtney wrote:Yes. Amy if you are reading this. Don't let these internet losers who probably have never run a step in their lives get you down. You are an inspiration to so many. Ignore the hate. There will always be people jealous of succesful people.
~Court
Courtney, I think you are seriously misguided if you are looking to Amy Hughes for inspiration. There are many, far more accomplished athletes out there who just go about their life walking the walk, day-after-day. Amy seems to want constant validation for her achievements. You can see this in her numerous social media posts, internet campaign and media interviews.
If you're looking for true inspiration then go to your local parkrun event and talk with those who are battling with obesity, illness or a life of inactivity and still getting out there and running. Search out an England Athletics Mental Health Ambassador (http://www.englandathletics.org/shared/get-file.ashx?itemtype=document&id=18127) he / she will can put you in touch with numerous runners who will be able to share their inspirational stories of overcoming mental health issues. Look for the disabled athletes who, despite numerous life challenges are able to compete in athletic events, and some at a very good standard. Look for the 86 year old triathlete (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/iron-nun-fitness-goals-86_uk_57b321e0e4b0730aab649c9b). Look for Kayla Montgomery (Kayla Montgomery) who runs races despite having Multiple Sclerosis.
There are numerous athletes and people out there who are true inspirations and are not in this to get raise their social media profile or promote their own charity.
I think I'll be okay. Just leave Amy alone. She's done nothing wrong.
~Court
She can't ask the public to judge GWR as behaving unreasonably and then whine like a baby when some of the public point out that she has presented precisely zero evidence to support her case.
I assume you signed the petition, can I ask why? What possible evidence of the distance have you seen.
Let's be clear getting a load of people to express their belief that you did something without a single piece of evidence to prove it is completely worthless. Records are granted based on proof not on how gullible people are or how big your social media following is.
Amy has done something wrong. She's repeated over and over that she has more than met the Guinness criteria when it's perfectly clear she has not.
She has also lied repeatedly in claiming that people have said she doesn't have the physical shape to be a runner, that's bullshit. Some have questioned whether her physique is what you would expect for an elite multiday athlete but that is not the same thing as she then bitched about.
When somebody asks the world to support her claim and lies about those who ask for evidence there is usually a reason for it.
wowsers.... wrote:
The record keeping / recording of data was insufficient to corroborate her WR attempt. GWR states clearly in their documentation that there must be a minimum of 2 independent witnesses present at all times, and for events that are longer than 4 hours in duration, these witnesses must be replaced with 2 other independent witnesses every 4 hours. This means you would need a minimum of 4 independent witnesses (likely more for a 7 day event) for Amy's run, not 2.
Wonder what the definition of independent is in this case. To get anyone to voluntarily show up to do this would either have to be friends or someone getting a bit of pay. Either way that doesn't seem too independent.
If you take a look at page 7 of the GWR document you'll find their definition of "independent".
There's no reason you couldn't pay someone to do it, as long as they meet all the conditions.
Courtney wrote:
I think I'll be okay. Just leave Amy alone. She's done nothing wrong.
~Court
What is it that you think is being done to Amy?
Courtney wrote:
I think I'll be okay. Just leave Amy alone. She's done nothing wrong.
~Court
I'll leave Amy alone if she withdraws her treadmill world record claim and stops claiming to have run 53 marathons in 53 days, or provides evidence of both. Her and her boyfriend claim to have the evidence so making it public should not be a problem.
Until then I will continue to raise suspicions about what she claims to have done.