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As part of the Spirit Week celebration,
Brigham Young University-Idaho student Claudiu Bora will make an
attempt to set a record no one has ever reached before. Doing so
will cement his name in the famous Guinness World Records book.
Bora, a senior from Transylvania, Romania, hopes to accomplish
the record for the most stairs run in a single day. In order to
do this, he must run 101,000 stadium stairs in 20 hours and 30
minutes. He will start at 4 a.m. on Friday, October 14 and end
at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 15. He will use the BYU-Idaho
Stadium as the venue for his historic effort.
Aside from being extremely self-driven, Bora has specific
reasons for wanting to conquer this feat. These include honoring
his father, who is fighting cancer back in Romania, honoring the
victims of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy and having his name in
the record books.
Speaking about his personal desire to honor his father, Bora
explains, “When you love someone, you want to encourage and help
them with your talents. This is a way for me to let my father
know he is not alone.”
Referring to his quest to reach the record books, Bora says, “It
was always one of my dreams. You have a talent and God expects
you to use it.”
Bora has come close to achieving record-setting efforts in the
past, falling just short of his desired results. Still, he
remains positive about the experiences and resolute about the
prospects of trying again. When remembering these experiences,
Bora says with a glimmer in his eyes, “I’ve learned that no
matter the situation, you don’t give up and become a better
person. You should keep training and keep trying to become a
better person and always have hope.”
It is this attitude and motivation that brings Bora to this new
challenge, which he feels can be achieved with help from others.
He invites students, faculty and community members to support
him in this cause. They can do this by coming to the stadium
throughout the day and volunteering to count steps, run with him
or cheer him on from the side. “This support means a lot,” Bora
says, “It makes it more of a team effort and accomplishing
something as a group is more rewarding.” |