Six-woman team establishes new Guinness World Record

Listowel-based group completes 10,034 burpees in 12 hours in emotional tribute to Matt Ottens

September 1, 2021 @ 1:05 pmNews

Pending verification, a new Guinness World Record for group burpees by a team of six women over a 12-hour stretch was established on Aug. 28 at the New U Personal Training Studio in Listowel. Pictured, from left, Angelika Veens, Alison Brown, Leona Ottens, Ashley Crabb, Katie Battams-Somers and Corrie Boer completed 10,034 burpees on Saturday, in a tribute to Leona’s late husband Matt, who tragically passed away in June. (Dan McNee photo)
LISTOWEL – For six area women on Saturday, it wasn’t just the physical turmoil on their bodies that was a factor while performing burpees for 12 consecutive gruelling hours in a bid to establish a new group Guinness World Record. It was much, much more. The mental and emotional strains on them ultimately became more…
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