Ripping Yarns Hopathon Saturday 3rd March 2012

Hopping -- according to Michael Palin -- has long been dismissed as a playground pursuit.
But in an Olympic year, a world record 'hopathon' attempt on Hampstead Heath could bring the school pastime leaping to the fore of the nation's sporting psyche.

On Saturday, March 3 hundreds of people hopped into position and paid homage to a scene from Palin and fellow Python Terry Jones' famous 1970s TV series Ripping Yarns, which shows a 30-mile hop against St Anthony's in Tomkinson's School Days.

However, the one-legged participants at Parliament Hill Field will only had to hop 400 metres around the athletics track.

Champions of the 400m race and 400m relay will be given £500 each by the two Pythons, who judgd the event.

To succeed in setting the world record 250 people need to take part in the hopathon and one entrant had to make it around the course in under seven minutes.

Видео Ripping Yarns Hopathon Saturday 3rd March 2012 канала Chris Bexton