The public are being encouraged to register for a place at one of the 16 nationwide events where thousands of people will simultaneously hula hoop across different locations for two minutes to set a new hula hooping record.

The Hula Hoops Hoopathons are taking place at the 16 Flagship Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile events across the UK on Sunday 21st March. Book a place at www.hulahoops.com and get sponsored to raise loads of cash for this fantastic cause.

Ambitious Mike Buss is on a mission to break 20 world endurance records in just 12 months; a feat that has never been achieved before! Since November 2009, Mike has already broken 3 world records and raised £4,000 for Help for Heroes. The record Mike is going for this weekend is ‘The furthest distance covered on a treadmill in seven days by one man’. It currently stands at 468 miles which was set last summer by Lee Chamberlain, also a former soldier. Mike admits it is his toughest record attempt to date!

On a mission to break 20 world endurance records in just 12 months (a feat that has never been achieved before) Mike hopes to raise £100,000 by the end of 2010 and just over £1,000,000 by 2014. He plans to break 20 world records each year by taking on many of the world’s toughest challenges including the Marathon Des Sables across the Sahara desert in 2011. He will finish a world record breaking 5 yr campaign by climbing Mount Everest in 2014.

To counter the monotony of running for seven days on the spot on a treadmill, Mike is extending an open invitation to members of running clubs and the general public to help him beat this world record. He says ‘It’s a great challenge but could be really, really boring so I’m hoping to encourage members of the public to do their bit for Help for Heroes by running beside me on another StarTrac treadmill. We want them to sign up for 15 mins, 30 mins or an hour-long slot to create some variety. It will be a steady pace and in exchange for a donation, we will give each person a photo and a certificate to say they helped break this world record!’ So if you would like to have a go in aid of Help for Heroes, call 07791 545550 or email activelifeuk@hotmail.com to book your slot. Please turn up wearing suitable footwear and loose sports gear.

Mike’s world record-breaking 7 day run ends at 12 noon on Saturday 16th January 2010 when it is hoped that fellow soldier Matt Croucher will see him cross the finishing line. www.helpforheroes.org.uk is a charity close to Mike and Matt’s hearts.

Mike was discharged from the army on medical grounds after a bomb in Ireland permanently damaged his hearing in 1997. Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, 24, from Solihull, West Midlands hit the headlines in February 2009 when he triggered a trip wire in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He dropped to the ground, covering the grenade but was blown into the air. His quick-thinking saved his companions. He survived with horrific injuries and was awarded The George Cross, one of the highest military decorations for acts of gallantry. Matt Croucher will be available to sign his new book entitled ‘Bullet Proof’.

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