Knit and Marathon 美国教授跑马拉松织 围巾 Most men can' t knit and even more can' t run a marathon. But David Babcock does both, Knit and Marathon 美国教授跑马拉松织 围巾 Most men can' t knit and even more can' t run a marathon. But David Babcock does both, at the same time. A 41-year-old University of Central Missouri graphic design professor set a Guinness world record for longest scarf knitted during a marathon in October 2013. The previous record was set by Susie Hewer during last April' s London Marathon with a scarf that measured 6 feet, 9 inches. Before the race in Kansas City, Babcock' s goal was to beat Hewer by three feet but he ended up nearly doubling her with a scarf that measured 12 feet, 13. 4 inches. It was his first time running a marathon and it took him 5 hours, 47 minutes and 27 seconds to finish. Mr Babcock began knitting and long-distance running, separately, three years ago. He decided to merge the two activities since both were a little boring and he thought it would be a “fun challenge”. Over the years Mr Babcock has developed a system for how he knits while running. To protect himself from possible injury he uses plastic needles and attaches a stopper at the end so the scarf doesn, t fall off. He' s only fallen once while running and knitting, and that was early on when he wasn' t paying attention to a pothole. He keeps yarn in a fanny pack and only uses acrylic
