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Hoxton man, 22, to solve 600 Rubik's Cubes while running London Marathon to mark 50 years of puzzle

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Vincent
Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
If successful, this will be Mr Scholey's third GWR, with previous accolades including the most puzzle cubes solved while riding a skateboard 500 and most puzzle cubes solved in 24 hours 6,931. He said that as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube, he wanted to do something meaningful to celebrate the milestone, as well as raise money for a charity "close to my heart" St John Ambulance

"I wanted to help a familiar charity, and one close to my heart," the professional Rubik's Cube solver told the PA news agency. "Both me and my mum, who is a carer, have had first aid training with St John Ambulance and the team are really lovely. I would also like to hope the attempt celebrates the 50th anniversary of the cube's invention."

Mr Scholey said preparation for the challenge "realistically" started nine years ago, when he first started solving the Rubik's Cube.

"I also really enjoy running and as I had these two hobbies I was quite obsessed with, I just decided to merge them together," he added.

"I've tried to get to this level of fitness to allow for any discrepancies or logistical issues that could arise on the day and am going to run the marathon a bit slower a four-hour time and just solve the cubes alongside running."

On April 21 the day of the marathon backpacks of pre-scrambled puzzle cubes will be stationed every two miles along the 26.2 mile route, which will have been meticulously scrambled by Mr Scholey's friends.

"We have 600 Rubik's Cubes which my friends who are cubers are scrambling following computer-generated scrambles to ensure they're adhering to the guidelines," he said.

"Then they're going to be distributed into these bags of 50 and then every two miles on the course, we'll have a checkpoint where someone I know will be standing and I will be given a bag of scrambled cubes and...

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