Fastest marathon while juggling a football

What to remember

Keeping a football in the air with the feet, lower legs, knees, chest, shoulders and head, without letting it drop: that is ball juggling, known in English as keepie uppie or kick-ups. It resembles kemari, a game once played at the Japanese imperial court.

Abraham Muñoz stretched the skill over a full marathon. In 2016 the Mexican covered the 42.195 km in 5 h 41 min 52 s, and the ball never touched the ground between start and finish. The clock therefore measures two efforts at once: going the distance on foot and keeping control of the ball, touch after touch.