Guinness shoots down that stationary bicycling record attempt

Last January, I wrote about how George Hood of Illinois set a mark for the Guinness World Records Book by cycling for 85 straight hours on a stationary bicycle.

Unfortunately, Hood recently found out that the Guinness folks invalidated the entry because of sloppy record-keeping.

The 49-year-old from Aurora attempted the feat in January to raise $25,000 for Illinois COPS (Concerns for Police Officers). His 85 hours covered the equivalent of more than 1,000 miles and bested the previous record of 82 hours.

This setback hasn't deterred Hood, however. He's planning to ride his stationary bike for 101 consecutive hours beginning July 10 to raise $30,000 for disabled children.