British army veteran Darren Hardy set a new world record for a vehicle pull, pulling a 1.5 tonne Land Rover for 100km. The 40-year-old former Royal Engineer was doing this in a bid to raise money for H‑ABC, an incurable degenerative brain disease. Despite enduring four grueling days, Hardy completed his 100th kilometre two hours ahead of his 100-hour target. He survived on a few hours' sleep each day in a tent and fed up with protein gels and electrolytes to replace the estimated 50,000 calories he burned off during his feat.