Fantastic four hoping to break longest padel marathon world record in Colchester
Craig Maiden, 34, Ben Lampon, 34, Joe Heron, 30 and Luke Finn, 33 will take to the David Lloyd courts hoping to better the 31 hour record on Saturday, August 15.
They will begin at 5am and continue until the challenge is complete.
Practice - Preparations are underway for their long stint on the court (Image: Ben Lampon) The current record stands at 31 hours, 38 minutes and 50 seconds, completed in London back in September 2023.
To break the record they must have the same four members who are playing throughout the attempt.
Location - The team will be hoping they can make the most of the David Lloyd court (Image: Ben Lampon) It also refers to the game having to be "played in the spirit of the rules, with no substantial pauses in an attempt to gain rest and prolong the marathon".
Their attempt will be raising money for four charities, with each individual picking their own charity.
The four charities are St Helena Hospice, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Parkinson's UK and Breast Cancer Research.
They hope to raise £4,000 target.
Aside from padel, there will also be a barbecue, DJ's and raffles for those cheering them on.
The event is open to the public to come and support them and don't need to be a David Lloyd member.
Ben said: 'We've been playing every Monday since September, we got the bug for it and we've been playing ever since.
'The idea came from an Instagram post we saw about the record, and we thought we could do it.
'We applied with the Guinness Book of Records in the hope they would accept and they did.
'We're quite ego driven individuals, so we'll have have to die before we come off the court,
'We're all really excited, it isn't something you do every day.'
Craig added: 'Raising money for these charities is great and we can't wait for it to start, we've all been trying to prepare for it.
'The hardest part from my point of view is just motivating each other to get through the night.
'We know once the sunlight comes up on the Saturday we would have broken the record.'
You can donate and see more information on their attempt here - https://tinyurl.com/Padel-marathon-record-attempt
For more updates, follow their Instagram page here - https://www.instagram.com/padelworldrecordcolchester/
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