{"id":33784,"date":"2021-03-18T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T11:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=33784"},"modified":"2021-03-18T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T11:08:09","slug":"u-a-e-man-sets-the-7-emirates-in-7-days-guinness-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/18\/u-a-e-man-sets-the-7-emirates-in-7-days-guinness-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"U.A.E. man sets the 7 Emirates in 7 days Guinness World Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Man from U.A.E. broke the Guinness World Record for \u2018fastest crossing of the U.A.E. on foot\u2019 after he walked from one side of the country to the other in seven days whilst fundraising for charity.<\/p>\n<p>On 2 March 2021 Sean Alexander Burgess, 33 from Dubai, embarked on a 650km journey from Al Ghuwaifat in Abu Dhabi to Fujairah while passing through the other Emirates.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m58!1m12!1m3!1d3707277.9824796915!2d51.73318159490786!3d24.85057216287173!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m43!3e0!4m5!1s0x3e43c19e81dc5609%3A0x7be98d73dcaf1c6a!2sAl%20Ghuwaifat%2C%20Al%20Sila%20-%20Abu%20Dhabi!3m2!1d24.1264206!2d51.625222099999995!4m5!1s0x3e5f43496ad9c645%3A0xbde66e5084295162!2sDubai!3m2!1d25.2048493!2d55.2707828!4m5!1s0x3e5f5f5fede7964b%3A0x2a830aa19c1f6d89!2sSharjah!3m2!1d25.3462553!2d55.4209317!4m5!1s0x3e5f5764dd8fbe79%3A0xcda090de6445a819!2sAjman!3m2!1d25.405216499999998!2d55.5136433!4m5!1s0x3ef5fea6ff2b925d%3A0x4a02589b92c58613!2sUmm%20Al%20Quwain%20-%20Umm%20Al%20Quawain!3m2!1d25.5324843!2d55.5492103!4m5!1s0x3ef676ad264b24c1%3A0x10f6affe1a9e78a3!2sRas%20Al-Khaimah%20-%20Ras%20al%20Khaimah!3m2!1d25.800692599999998!2d55.9761994!4m5!1s0x3ef4562899269769%3A0xba0627e5f8ea86e5!2sFujairah!3m2!1d25.1288099!2d56.3264849!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sae!4v1615980022746!5m2!1sen!2sae\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the first or second day that broke me but the third. Physically, my body broke down and I was in pain whenever I walked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was pain in my legs and quads, and by day four my shins had splints. It was excruciating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut mentally, I never gave up. Giving up was just never even a thought in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sean added, in his quest to complete the challenge he underwent sleep training where he had to go without sleep for \u201848\u2019 hours at times as that was what the success of the excursion demanded.<\/p>\n<p>He would only sleep \u2018three hours&#8217; before waking up and walking again during the \u20187 Emirates Challenge\u2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33785\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33785\" class=\"wp-image-33785 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/IMG-20210311-WA0005-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"354\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sean and his brother on the Beach in Fujairah after completing the challenge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sean had a team of around 15 people including paramedics and police that helped him thought his journey.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cMy brother was with me all the way he was my best support. He even ran the last leg of the journey with me. When I reached that beach on Fujairah my wife was there too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I really registered it (the success of the challenge) when the journey ended. There was a feeling of relief but also a feeling of what would come next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He raised a total of AED 41,817.22 (\u00a38191.04) for Soft Power Education. The organization provides teaching facilities as well as special needs help to children living in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>Sean said: \u201cI chose Soft Power Education because it really resonated with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was fortunate enough to have grown up in the UK and a lot of people haven\u2019t had as much as I had so I wanted to help out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can still donate at: <a href=\"https:\/\/yallagive.com\/en\/campaign\/7-Emirates-Challenge-22605\">https:\/\/yallagive.com\/en\/campaign\/7-Emirates-Challenge-22605<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"kaltura_player\" title=\"Kaltura Player\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2103181\/sp\/210318100\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/39567691\/partner_id\/2103181?iframeembed=true&amp;playerId=kaltura_player&amp;entry_id=1_lgxldj99&amp;flashvars[streamerType]=auto&amp;flashvars[localizationCode]=en&amp;flashvars[leadWithHTML5]=true&amp;flashvars[sideBarContainer.plugin]=true&amp;flashvars[sideBarContainer.position]=left&amp;flashvars[sideBarContainer.clickToClose]=true&amp;flashvars[chapters.plugin]=true&amp;flashvars[chapters.layout]=vertical&amp;flashvars[chapters.thumbnailRotator]=false&amp;flashvars[streamSelector.plugin]=true&amp;flashvars[EmbedPlayer.SpinnerTarget]=videoHolder&amp;flashvars[dualScreen.plugin]=true&amp;flashvars[hotspots.plugin]=1&amp;flashvars[Kaltura.addCrossoriginToIframe]=true&amp;&amp;wid=1_ae7g3rie\" width=\"400\" height=\"285\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Man from U.A.E. broke the Guinness World Record for \u2018fastest crossing of the U.A.E. on foot\u2019 after he walked from one side of the country to the other in seven days whilst fundraising for charity. 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