Longest Chain of Shoes Sets Mark in Guinness World Records

Representatives from National Geographic Kids magazine hold a ceremony to certify a chain of 10,512 sneakers laid heel-to-toe is a world record in the courtyard at National Geographic Society headquarters July 2, 2008 in Washington, DC. Assembled by magazine, the string of shoes was certified by Guinness World Records as the longest chain of shoes, measuring 8,700 feet or nearly 1.65 miles. The shoes will be shipped to Nike's Reuse-a-Shoe program and recycled into baskebtall courts and other play surfaces.