A 48-year-old man from San Diego, California broke the previous world record for stationary cycling by more than 11 hours Sunday, completing a session that lasted 96 hours, 4 minutes and 8 seconds.
Pete Maisel spent his 48th birthday with his his girlfriend, Wendy Gardiner but in a different way than previous years. His goal for the non stop peddling was to raise money for a couple charitable causes and an upcoming bike trek.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the couple's stationary trek journey lasted 96:04:08. The couple broke the record in front of Zumwalt's Bicycle Center in an effort to raise money for the San Diego Burn Institute and the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation.
Donations poured in via their Web site and through the bicycle center.
