Army captain’s 7-minute, 4-second 1-mile run is a world record — in a bomb suit

Army captain’s 7-minute, 4-second 1-mile run is a world record — in a bomb suit

Army Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick ran a mile in 7:04 wearing a 50-pound bomb suit, breaking the previous Guinness World Record during an event at Fort Cavazos, Texas.

A US Army officer who handles explosives broke the world record for the mile run in a bomb suit. He was 20 seconds faster.

Wearing a 62-pound suit Chewning-Kulick ran the mile in seven minutes and four seconds.US Army photo by III Armored Corps Spc. Bowden Drake-DeeseA US Army officer broke the men's record for running a mile in a bomb suit.Chewning-Kulick, an explosive ordinance disposal officer, ran it in just over seven minutes in a 62-pound suit.He said the event demonstrated the importance of EODs remaining ready to quickly mitigate explosive threats.A US Army …

Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer proves mettle during world record bomb suit run