We all remember when Mark set his first record of 194 days in 2008, starting a chain of ever faster attempts. I remember the late, great Mike Hall saying after his WCR win that it could be done in 80 days. Now Mark is attempting to do it.
Guardian articleIf you recall, Guinness did the dirty on Mike and changed the rules after he'd finished, so transit time was included in the count. One of the positives of this is that Mark's new route looks a lot less bitsy than most of the WCR routes: he's traversing the Eurasian landmass in one go, and is only allowing three days for total transfer time.
The attempt will start in July. Good luck to the guy!