This page shows Phil Craze’s progress as he attempted to beat the indoor rowing record – it all started at 9am Thursday 12th May, and at 08:35 Friday 13th May he beat the age group record (307683m). At the end of the 24 hours, the overall record (313112m) had been beaten by 136m!
This is a 24 hour row in aid of the Stroke Association and the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Scotland. In the process, Phil is attempting to break the age group world record, which has been held for over ten years.
Both these organisations are important to me and if you’d like to support them too, then please visit my Stroke Association fundraising page or my MS Society fundraising page. Thank you in advance for your support.
Note from David T:
To answer all the questions about reading the graph: The pale blue line is how far Phil has done so far, and the red line is how far would be covered if he was matching the record pace (both are attached to the left-hand scale). The dark line is attached to the right-hand scale, and shows how far Phil is ahead of the record pace. I hope that helps make some sense of it!
Support Team
into the last quarter! Go Phil go – looking good and 6 mins ahead of schedule.
Pauline T
Only 6 hours to go and about 70kms to beat the record. ‘Only’ – like it’s easy, aye right. More like only as in I’ll only have one more doughnut/ sweetie / cookie – not sure why I think you’d say something like that when you’re obviously such a finely tuned athlete whose body is a temple ;-)
You are amazing, keep going, remember who you are, oh and where the bathroom is as I don’t want to find out you’d forgot at some point as I’m heading into the Aegis office tomorrow.
Craig Adam
Australia are watching … go spiderman !!!
Support Team
Dad, feeling good, plenty of energy. If your staying up, keep sending the messages, Phil x
Tommy Fallon
Keep going Phil, you’re into the home straight now.
Hopefully, you’re still feeling strong.
The office will start filling up in a few hours and you’ll have a lot more spectators.
Cat
You are amazing! I’m getting ready so if there’s anything you need the support team can text me and i’ll bring it up. Can’t wait to see you. X x x
alyson
Phenomenal Phil! Here’s a promise, you keep this up and I’ll tidy your desk!, Great stuff, Keep going team craze!
Ray
OUTSTANDING, 6 marathons worth completed — Alf Tupper doesn’t have a look in ;@D
Pauline T
Good idea Alyson, maybe Mr T might find the time to do the same !?!
Sorry, didn’t catch that response, what time did you say porcine airways were doing a fly past? ;-p
Mal Gairns
Go Phil, you bloody beauty!!
Not long to go now mate, Your 9am will be 5pm here so i’ll raise a glass in your honour as you cross the finish line!
Holding a indoor rowing world record is a truly impressive feat, however its hardly suprising given your levels of energy and enthusiasm.
Good on you, we’ll all be thinkiing of you!
Caro
Not long again Phil… here’s night night from Trini… and can’t wait to see the good news when we wake up!!!! We are all very very excited…. have a good last 5 hrs.
lol
Vincent Chew
Phil,
More greetings from Singapore! Looks like you are blowing the doors off the target and record. Keep it up! You’re a star!
Vincent (Andrew’s friend and colleague)
paul r
Still with you spidey, amazed with your heroic effort. This is truly epic. You’re into the final stretch now. Dig in and stay strong. Kia kaha as the maori say in NZ. See you at the finish pal.
Support Team
Phil still looking good with now less than 5 hours to go
Pauline T
250k an astounding achievement. Keep going, you’ve got this far, just a wee bit more.
Gary R
Truly amazing Phil. 19 hours and the graph shows you still going strong.
I will be leaving for work in around 20 mins and will check back here to see if there is anything that you need me to bring in for you.
I was so tempted to roll over and go back to sleep when the alarm went off rather than come in for the gym. Knowing how hard you have worked forced me up.
Well done on your effort
Debs
You’re still doing great Phil! Unbelievable effort, I know you can do this. As so many have said already, you are an inspiration.
Will shortly be setting off for the 5am shift so will see you soon, keep up the good work! Debs
Barney
You’re doing great Phil! Keep it going, see you shortly.
the moos family
Keep it up phil everyone is behind you.
Lauren
The 15min uphill walk to the bus stop has left me feeling a bit tired and with a hint of the boak at this time of the morning – can’t imagine where you’re at :-) Amazing effort! On my way so see you soon!
Mum
Good Morning Philip. Not long now less than 4 hours. I am speechless you are doing so well, is the knee still uncomfortable?
Support Team
3 hours 45 mins to go, and just one marathon left.
He’s still going well having got through a period of low energy levels … lots of banana and jelly babies
Support Team
just a blip in the recording, not Phil going mad
Barbara Moos
Good morning, Phil! You’re on the home straight now, you can do it.
Paul Buchanan
Still watching ya Phil – keep it going ;o)
Grant
About to head out on the bike soon. Fantastic to see you’re still powering along. Almost there now! Amazing performance – go Phil!
John Smith
you’re doing great, keep it up that record belongs to you.
Raja
21 hrs gone……. you are almost there. keep it going…
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul
In the fell clutch of circumstances
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of change
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the year
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
—Invictus by William Ernest Henley
Mal Gairns
Phil,
A gem from Vince Lombardi to see you through the last few hours:
I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.
anut
got up early on my day off just to check in. your doing great. The craze family and everyone else is very proud of you even tho you are mad. lol
Strachs
Morning Phil, fantastic effort. Keep it going. I’m surprised Pea-Heart didn’t give you an inspirational story about how he once broke the 24 hr record – he was on target after the first 5 minutes, but then his dinner was ready, but otherwise he would have smashed it.
Phil, the training you’ve done, the hours you’ve put into it, the sacrifices you and Catriona have had to make – this effort didn’t come cheap (a bit like my beer belly), and now this is when all these things push you forward. Com’n Phil (please shout)
Laura A
Morning – great effort. Just think of the bragging rights your kids are going to have in the school playground for years to come!! “My Daddy’s better than your Daddy because…..” Fantastic. L x
alyson
Phil, the batch has finished, every confidence you will! Do it for queen and country, and if that doesn’t help do it for Pippa Middleton s bottom!
Only joking of course, you are doing this for the good of so many other people, keep going we’re all still with you.
Neil W
Morning Phil,
A damn good night shift I see. I can’t believe what you have done and what you are surely now going to achieve by 9 this morning. Just phenomenal!
I’m heading in to the office to join the fanclub.
Keep digging deep for the final push!
Pauline T
One of my previous comments – 6 hours and 70km to go. It’s now 3 hours and around 33km to go, so the record is right in front of you and for the taking.
This is an amazing feat of mental strength as well as physical strength, you are an inspiration. We only ever called you crazy cos we couldn’t imagine doing it ourselves. You keep going, keep those energy levels up.
The light at the end of the tunnel is so close (and it’s not a train coming the other way) that you can hear the birds and feel the breeze.
And thanks to the support team for helping you get through the low points.
Grab that record!
Phil Shimmin
Go up early to make sure you weren’t slacking. Come on big fella – finishing straight now.
Phil Shimmin
Oh, and I see your Mum calls you Philip too. Hi Philip’s Mum – you must be so proud!
Mum
Off to work now. So will be in touch when I get there. Not long now Philip.
The Bryces
Good morning Phil and support team, I’m gob-smacked that you are still going so strong (although I shouldn’t be, you are, after all one of the most physically and mentally fit people I’ve ever come across) Keep going – not too long now.
I’ll join the crowd when I get my lazy backside inmto the office
Strachs
Support Team – how’s he doing?
Phil, push it through. Remember you are not aiming for the line but past the line. I’ve done some rough calculations; I do a 2.5 minute warm down for a 30 minute run, so I reckon you’ve got a 2 hour warm down row – you can treat it as a lap of honour (maybe the support crew could carry you and the machine round Edinburgh Park).
Keep focused.
lauretta
on the final stretch and knowing you i know you will make it., Off to work now but will be glued once I get there. Matthew sends his best from Cambodia and is going to try to look in but keeps loosing internet comnection.
ps are we going to hold your Dad to the stop smoking comment x
Bin ladin
Don’t stop moving Phil, look what happened to me when I slowed down . Osama
Mike Brand
Good Morning! 175 MILES!!! Keep it up, Phil – you can do this!!
Tommy Fallon
just 2.5 hours to go phil. Keep going, you’re doing great.
Scott Rutherford
Off to Skeggie now, keep it going, your so close.
Stephen Gairns
Hi Phil
Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
-Dan Gable
Keep going Phil, this is truly outstanding. Will be following you to the end.
yvonne
hi big brother sorry but thought you were doing it on sat.good luck. I’ll be watching you all the way to the end , I know you are going to do it x x
Robin Baird
Great effort throughout the night Phil. Fantastic work.
Keep it going mate!
anut
you know me crap at words so i stole this from Muhammad Ali “Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision. ” You certainly have all of those keep it up
Support Team
Hi Strach – he’s doing well. Knee not great but holding out and he’s very focused! Thanks for all the messages everyone. Cat