Austin Treadmill Relay Misses Guinness Record by 26 Miles — image accompanying Marathon Handbook's report. Image accompanying Marathon Handbook’s report; reduced and presented for news commentary with the attributed report. View the complete source report.
An adidas and Wahoo-hosted relay in Austin, Texas, aimed for a Guinness World Record but ended 26 miles short. The current record of 236.41 miles was set by a German team in 2023. The Austin relay covered 210.2 miles, averaging 6:51 per mile.
The event, held at Hold Out Brewing, was open to anyone who registered. Participants ran on a single Wahoo KICKR RUN, wearing adidas Hyperboost Edge shoes. The relay required a sustained pace of 46 seconds per mile slower than the record. Read more racing coverage.
Guinness has not confirmed if the record was broken. The event organizers did not disclose the number of participants, presence of an adjudicator, or submission of evidence. The 210.2-mile figure is also below other Guinness treadmill relay records. Related: Brazilian Runner Breaks Women's Treadmill World Record.
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Austin's 24-hour treadmill relay fell short of the Guinness World Record. An adidas and Wahoo-hosted relay in Austin, Texas, aimed for a Guinness World Record but ended 26 miles short. The current record of 236.41 miles was set by a German team in 2023. The Austin relay covered 210.2 miles, averaging 6:51 per mile.
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Runner World published this brief on August 17, 2026. The underlying Marathon Handbook report was dated August 17, 2026.
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