Ultimate endurance
Ultimate endurance
How much can the human body take?
By taking part in endurance events with Scope, you’ll be pushing yourself to the limit, and celebrating our belief that you should never underestimate human potential or let others' expectations hold you back.
But what are the limits that the human body can physically take?
Turns out that in spite of some amazing feats, we’re still a way off...
Fastest
Usain Bolt and Oscar Pistorious are fast, but we’re still a way off the 9.48s 100m that Mark Denny at Stamford University defines as the ultimate limit of human speed.
100 metres (seconds)
Furthest
Dean Karnazes, the self-proclaimed ‘Ultramarathon Man’ has managed 200 miles - the equivalent of a London to Manchester stroll - in just over 46 hours.
46:00
Coldest
The key to surviving cold is protecting core body temperature. Anything below 37 degrees, and hypothermia starts to set in.
With the right kit, though, anything is possible. Scientists at Antarctic Research Stations have been known to venture
out in temperatures approaching -90 degrees.
37°Core body temperature
22°Comfortable indoors
0°Freezing
-90°Lowest recorded in Antarctic winter
Strongest
In the heaviest dead lift recorded, British weightlifter Andy Bolton lifted 457.5 kilograms from the floor to his thigh - the equivalent of four refrigerators.
457.5kilograms
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