British speedcubing champion George Scholey sprinted into the history books on October 12, clocking 5 minutes and 9.25 seconds to set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest mile run while solving four Rubik's Cubes.
No competitor came close. Scholey tackled the punishing endurance test at the Central Tech High School track in Toronto, Canada, matching explosive leg drive with microscopic finger dexterity under gusting winds. The rules demanded brutal discipline. Scholey had to completely solve a scrambled 3x3 puzzle cube before launching into each 400-metre lap, repeating the cycle four consecutive times until crossing the full 1.6-kilometre finish line.
He burned through the third puzzle in a blistering 8.5 seconds. Hands blurred. Feet hammered the oval. While distance runners typically focus entirely on pace and respiratory rhythm, Scholey had to govern his heart rate while calculating mathematical algorithms in fractions of a second.
Scholey, who grew up in Northamptonshire, England, built his international profile by turning speedcubing into an extreme physical discipline. The Toronto track run marks his second ratified milestone with Guinness World Records. In October 2022, he took over a skatepark to solve 500 rotating puzzle cubes while executing kickflips and carving ramps across just over 90 minutes.
The physical toll remains immense. Reflecting on his punishing dual-discipline feats, Scholey admitted he rarely knew whether his legs, fingers, or brain hurt the most once the clock stopped. Yet the British athlete shows zero sign of slowing down as he targets future hybrid endurance trials across the international speedcubing circuit.