The World Record attempt is agreed!

Well, I have now agreed with Guinness World Records the new record that I will be attempting to set on March 20th/21st 2010. Only 4 Weeks 5 days and 1 hour to go!

The new record category is - Real Tennis, Singles, Most Consecutive Opponents.

I will be playing singles matches of best of three sets, played off handicap for as long as I can. I am led to believe that for the recoprd attempt to be recognised this will have to be in excess of 24 hours. I will receive 5 minutes rest period per whole hour that I play. These rest minutes can be accumulated.

The whole process has to be monitored and a detailed log maintained of everything that happens, with photos, video and written notes signed off by the people doing the monitoring - probably committee members from the club. The log is then submitted to Guinness World Records and they then decide whether or not the record attempt is successful.

Now that this is all set, I can start to line up opponents throughout the period, and to take care of all of the necessary arrangements, PR and fundraising. I will also be training hard by playing as much tennis as I can fit in, as well as by working on my fitnesss and strength in the gym.

The support from the club so far has been amazing, both in terms of sponsorship and time and effort. Big thanks go out to all of you who have helped so far - you know who you are!