A DAD-of-two has told how he ended up in hospital after making a world-record bid.

Lifelong Blackburn Rovers fan Andy Maxfield said he has broken the world-record for pushing a walk-behind lawnmower as far as possible in 24 hours.

But after completing the challenge at Ewood Park, home of Rovers, he ended up in hospital with dehydration and a damaged kidney.

Mr Maxfield, 50 said: “I was feeling sick and dehydrated after the challenge, which was on Saturday, on Sunday and Monday morning.

“After still not feeling better, I went to my doctors on the Wednesday.

“My doctor then sent me to the medical assessment unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital where I was put on a drip as I was suffering with dehydration and acute kidney damage from the challenge.

“I was out by the Thursday and am now feeling much better.”

It comes after Mr Maxfield attempted the challenge on June 22 to beat the walk-behind mower record using a standard push petrol mower.

The record stood at a whopping 92.7km but Mr Maxfield said he managed to cover 92.82km by doing as many laps around the perimeter of the football pitch at Ewood Park as possible.

He did the challenge using a John Deere R40 pedestrian lawnmower, supplied by the company’s dealer Balmers GM in Burnley.

He is now waiting for Guinness World Records verification to confirm if officially broke the record.

Mr Maxfield, who lives in Inskip with wife Karen and who has two daughters, Kathryn and Kaitlyn, said: “It was good to finish the challenge but it was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

“I’m just delighted to hopefully break the record.”

Mr Maxfield did the challenge in memory of his father James Maxfield, who died of Alzheimer’s aged 78 last year.

He aims to raise £9,300 for Alzheimer’s Society and has so far raised just short of £3,000.