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Did he do it? Is Conan Gay bound for the Guinness Book of World Records?
Not quite, the Eugene skateboarder reported Saturday.
Gay was hoping to make it into the record book for the longest distance covered by skateboard in 24 hours. The current record is 242 miles. He skated  … Details
McKENZIE PASS — There’s Conan the Barbarian, Conan O’Brien and Arthur Conan Doyle.
And now, when it comes to famous Conans, there’s Conan the Skateboarder. But the question is: Can he also become Conan the World Record Holder come 2:15 p.m. today?
“I think I can,†Conan Gay said. “I’ve been training for over a year for this.â€
This is the 38-year-old Eugene man’s attempt to ride his skateboard more than 242 miles — the current world record — in 24 hours. But it’s more than that, Gay said. In fact, it’s mostly about getting more exposure for the city of Eugene’s proposed skate park under the Washington-Jefferson Bridge, the ambitious almost-million-dollar vision known as Dreamland … Details