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Toronto runner smashes Rubik's Cube mile world record

A Toronto runner solved a Rubik's Cube during the mile itself, setting a new world record in a very specific category; nobody asked where the cube went.

On air: Hank Ledger, Brock Thunderson and Vera Bullock on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:47 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: kaʁstn Disk / Cat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo: Rubik's Cube — Photo: kaʁstn Disk / Cat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

At a glance

First reported by Canadian Running Magazine: “Toronto runner smashes Rubik’s Cube mile world record”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 4:47 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger, Brock Thunderson and Vera Bullock.

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Canadian Running MagazineToronto runner smashes Rubik’s Cube mile world record

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOkay, the one we teased: a Toronto runner has broken the world record for running a mile while solving a Rubik's Cube, Canadian Running Magazine reports.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEyes on the cube, feet on the pavement, and not one forecast for what's ahead. That's reckless.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr it's the first runner who finished a mile with every side the same color.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSolved.