GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FREERUNNER BEATS THE UK’S FASTEST MODE OF TRANSPORT
CHASE ARMITAGE flaunts his win to London actor TAMER HASSAN.
New footage hits social networks this week of record-breaking athlete proving it’s quicker to freerun through the UK’s most congested cities than to use public transport.
The ‘Man vs. Tube’ race saw the UK’s quickest mode of public transport fail to win by an incredible 11 minutes and 10 seconds. Top Freerunner and Guinness World Record holder CHASE ARMITAGE was challenged by top British actor TAMER HASSAN (DEAD MAN RUNNING, THE BUSINESS) to beat the time it takes to travel a 1.3 mile course on the London Underground. While TAMER HASSAN relied on public transport, freerunner CHASE ARMITAGE back-flipped and wall jumped his way to the finish line first, despite getting lost on the way.
RESULTS:
* Chase Armitage completed the challenge in 11 minutes and 21 seconds.
* Tamer Hassan completed the in 22 minutes and 31 seconds (the projected time for this journey is 14 minutes).
* The total time difference was 11 minutes and 10 seconds.
TAMER HASSAN was inspired to test out the method after starring opposite Danny Dyer in the action adventure film, ‘FREERUNNER’, out now on DVD and Blu-ray (Revolver Entertainment). The movie depicts freerunners crossing an entire city in 60 minutes, to fend off dangerous gangsters – arguably a similar pressure felt by commuters in the UK every day, in their race to get to work on time.
CHASE ARMITAGE commented, “Freerunning is not only fun, but it’s the quickest and fastest way to get around the UK’s bustling cities. It’s cheap to learn and helps to you to keep fit – physically and mentally. You don’t get all the stress of commuting; no fretting over whether you’ll be late for work, worrying if your train service has been cancelled or anxiety about the bus or tube being overcrowded. I’m glad I’ve finally proved to the public that they have an alterative, and no longer have to rely on expensive and unreliable transport methods.”
TAMER HASSAN said, “After today’s race, I think that I think I may have to invest in a pair of running shoes, because the whole journey took me over 22 minutes and Chase looked like he’d be resting for ages by the time I reached the finish line.”
If unhappy British commuters were to invest in, and switch to freerunning to reach their workplace, they could potentially save over £2,000* a year each in travel costs (see below).