How roller skating became London’s unlikely lockdown saviour Leonie Cooper
You’ve probably seen them in your local park, a flash of brightly coloured protective gear whizzing past as you take your daily stroll. Or maybe you’ve heard the trundle of wheels, followed by a joyful whoop as they master a new trick, or a yelp of ignominy as they crash to the ground. They are the capital’s new breed of roller skaters and they’re swiftly multiplying.
As a form of social distancing-compliant outdoor exercise, London’s lockdown love affair with skating has seen all kinds of people getting their skates on, from Taskmaster comedian Lou Sanders to I Am Not Your Baby Mother author Candice Brathwaite. Sanders has set up a TikTok account @louskatersanders to document her roller journey, featuring attempted handstands in underground Lidl car parks while on wheels and sessions on the graffiti-covered skate ramps of north London. ‘It’s the most fun I’ve ever had
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longest continuous vocal note, achieved by Richard Fink IV (USA) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
He managed to hold a single note for 2 minutes 1.07 seconds.
Richard had held the record previously and trained hard to regain the title. I have been anxiously planning to regain this record, which I held from 2009-2016, since it was beaten by 9 seconds in January of 2016, Richard said before his attempt.
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A stand-out smash hit of 2020 was the incredible record achieved by veteran George Hood (US) in Chicago, Illinois.
The former US Marine and DEA Supervisory Special Agent set a remarkable fitness record for the