World record: one mile run while solving 4 Rubik's cubes in 5 minutes

A British athlete has claimed an unusual world record by completing a mile run while solving four Rubik's cubes in just over five minutes. George Scholey, already the holder of other multitasking speedcubing records, accomplished the feat on October 12th at Central Tech high school in Toronto, Canada.

The challenge, called the "puzzle cube mile," involved solving a cube, running one lap of the 400-meter track, and repeating the operation four consecutive times, covering the total distance of a mile. Scholey finished with a time of 5 minutes and 9.25 seconds, despite windy conditions. His cube-solving times were 9, 10.5, 8.5, and 9.5 seconds.

Surrounded by a crowd of enthusiastic supporters, Scholey celebrated the success, describing his state of mind as "absolutely electrifying." This is his fourth Guinness World Record in the field of speedcubing combined with physical activities, following previous feats on a skateboard and during a marathon.

Speedcubing is the discipline of solving the Rubik's Cube, the famous three-dimensional puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik, in the shortest possible time. Over the years, a true global community of enthusiasts has grown around this game, competing in official tournaments. George Scholey is a British champion in this specialty.

Scholey began combining speedcubing with physical activities as early as 2022, when he set his first Guinness World Record by solving 500 cubes on a skateboard in about 90 minutes. From there, he progressively raised the bar: a month later, he solved 6,931 cubes in 24 hours, and in 2024, he attempted to solve the most cubes during the London Marathon, reaching 520 (a record later surpassed by a Spaniard with 561).

The "puzzle cube mile" challenge therefore represents the latest chapter in this personal quest for increasingly bold records that combine mental skill and athletic performance. The attempt was also documented through social media posts, where Scholey shares his feats with a community of followers.