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Dad wows crowds and makes Guinness World Record pushing quintuplets in half-marathon
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28 Mar 2022, 14:44
A parent has put us all to shame by running a half-marathon with not only one child in a pushchair but FIVE.
The Californian dad set a new Guinness World Record by smashing the challenge in 2 hours and 19 minutes while taking his five four-year-old children along for the sweaty ride at the Oakland Marathon.
"They were saying, 'Run faster dad!' and I'm just dying sweating and I'm like, 'I don't even know if I can go any further,'" Chad Kempel told KIVI-TV.
"I had forgotten how heavy it could be, especially when we're going up a hill, even if it's barely a hill at all, I'm basically full-on holding the whole thing up."
Beating his set goal of completing the 13.1-mile run in 2 hours and 30 minutes, he said: "I'm the first person doing it, but when you're the first person to set a record, Guinness gives you a certain cut off and they gave me a cut-off of 2 hours and 30 minutes."
Users commented: "Beta champ."
Another added: "How about showing the stroller at the Oakland Museum? It is one of a kind and so is Chad."
A third applauded: "Finally some good news! This is amazing."
A fourth praised: "Bravo!"
While another penned: "Yes, go dads!!!"
The super-dad previously set Guinness World Records for running a 10k race and a full marathon while pushing the five children.
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