Guinness World Records is now able to formally certify that Hilda Effiong Bassey, also known as Hilda Baci, has broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), clocking in at 93 hours and 11 minutes.

The 26-year-old Nigerian chef worked in the kitchen for four days, starting on Thursday, May 11, and finishing on Monday, May 15, producing almost 100 pots of food.

Hilda made an effort to achieve a record of 100 hours, but her final total was reduced by about seven hours as a result of an early miscalculation in which she overestimated the length of one of her rest intervals.

As with all ‘longest marathon’ records, the competitor is allowed a five-minute break for every hour of nonstop exercise. If not taken, these rest pauses might build up. Hilda could only rest or use the restroom during those brief intervals.

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