Elliptigo Inc., creators of the world’s first elliptical cycles, said that Elliptigo representative Idai Makaya has officially been recognized for loewring the Guinness World Record for fastest journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) by elliptical cycle. From May 26 to May 31, 2016, Makaya covered the 848-mile journey that traverses the entire island of Great Britain in just 5 days, 0 hours and 4 minutes, lowering the previous mark of 6 days, 10 hours set in 2014 by Glen Burmeister. The record was officially ratified and accepted by Guinness World Records on August 4, 2016.
“Having the record officially confirmed is a nice way to wrap up and start to look ahead at what’s next,” remarked Makaya. “Now it’s time to set my sights on another significant challenge to conquer on my Elliptigo.”
Last year, Makaya and a group of five other riders were the first ever to finish the 764-mile Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneur by elliptical cycle within the allowable time limit. Makaya was the first of that group to cross the finish line in a time of 83 hours and 38 minutes, and he currently holds the elliptical cycling record for that event. He has also previously completed the fabled London-Edinburgh-London endurance ride, as well as both the European and World Championships of Elliptical Cycling.
Said Makaya of his plans for future feats of endurance, “I can only live in the present; I don’t really spend too much time looking back, so I will need to shape new challenges to keep the journey going.” His next big test will come on October 8, when he returns to the United States to once again take on Palomar Mountain in the World Championships of Elliptical Cycling.
“It’s always exciting to hear what someone has been inspired to do on an Elliptigo bike,” stated Bryan Pate, co-founder and co-president of Elliptigo. “Idai has become a regular in testing the limits of human and elliptical cycling performance … His ambition and spirit to challenge his own personal limits is what our company culture is all about – encouraging each other to be the best version of ourselves. I’m glad that our bikes are helping people find new ways to participate, compete and improve.”
