Firefighter Garry Speakman, from Manchester, hopes to break the record for the fastest marathon in full fire uniform.
This Saturday's crowd at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington will easily break the record for a football match in New Zealand.
He also aspires to break the record for most cheesesteaks consumed by a visiting player in Philadelphia when the White Sox play there in July.
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Bring your appetite: you can also take part in the festival's effort to break the record for world's largest brunch, and participate in shows by Guerilla Science and Dave Carmel and his Neurological Wonders.
More recently he had been attempting, along with African climbing guide friend Samuel Kinsonga, to break the record for the fastest ascent of Kilimanjaro, as part of their anti-racism Black and White Makes Sense Campaign.
On Friday, the Met Office said 46mm (2in) of rain was needed to fall before 31 December to break the record for the UK, with 1, 291.2mm (50in) having been recorded between 1 January and 26 December.
On Friday, the Met Office said just 46mm (2in) of rain was needed to fall before 31 December to break the record for the UK, with 1, 291.2mm (50in) having been recorded between 1 January and 26 December.
An attempt on Bournemouth beach to break the world record for the most sandcastles built in an hour has failed by being just five structures short.
He and captain Daniel Vettori offer the host's only realistic hope of making the 196 runs required for an improbable victory, which would break the world record for a successful fourth innings run chase.
The game should easily break the attendance record for a live hockey game, set at the Big House on December 11, 2010 during a game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State.
An attempt to break the world record for the most sandcastles built in an hour is being made on a Dorset beach.
When late in 1935 he went missing while trying to break the speed record for Paris to Saigon, France held its breath until news came that Bedouin had found him after a three-day trek across the Libyan desert.
The TV researcher asked the owner if he was planning to break to the world record for the biggest bowl of hummus.
Bollywood dancers and music filled Victoria Embankment gardens in London on Saturday afternoon as people gathered in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people dancing a Bollywood routine.
He convinced Nigel Mangan, an Irishman preparing to break the Guinness World Record for most consecutive golf balls hit in 12 hours, to use a Hirzl glove on each hand instead of the Bionic gloves he was training with before.
"I was waiting for perfect conditions to break the record and decided to go for it, " he added.
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Let another generation of fools break the post-WWII record for recession length.
When the 2012 Olympic Games kicked off, all eyes were on Michael Phelps, as fans wondered whether he could break the all-time record for career Olympic medals.
And the Briton says he is determined to break the 27-year-old British record for the distance this weekend - admitting it is long overdue.
By scoring 16 more runs on Friday, he would go ahead of Bradman and West Indian Brian Lara (who each have two) - and almost certainly break his own record for the fewest balls faced to register a Test triple ton.
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Moira Hornik, spokeswoman for the charity, said they were hoping for a good turnout to break the current Guinness World Record.
Every winter they hold SuperZampone, a festival where local sausage makers try to break their own world record for the largest zampone ever.
If Flintoff does start at Headingley it will break a record run of England keeping the same 11 for the past six Test matches.
Even if White never accepts his D-League assignment, there is still time for the current rookies to break the record.
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He went as far as to suggest that Vettel could break the record set by seven-time champion Schumacher, who will again drive for Mercedes this year.
Water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron fell to record low levels for December, and are expected to break the all-time low sometime in the next few months.
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Nicklaus, for the record, reiterated his prediction that Woods will break his record of 18 major victories.
Our past, relatively good record for fiscal integrity has let us break this rule, but the generosity accorded us is likely to intensify, rather than relieve, the eventual pressure on us to inflate.
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Sexton made no mistake with the penalty and England were 17-3 down at the break, a margin which got worse as O'Driscoll crossed for his record-breaking 25th try seven minutes after the restart.
On a dramatic day for Britain's athletes, new national indoor record-holder Kate Dennison jumped an impressive 4.35m in the pole vault final but needed to break another GB record to progress and had to settle for sixth position.
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