(BALTIMORE, Md.) - Five college campuses in five days. That's what Al Roker has been and continues to do for Rokerthon 3.
"I love doing it. It's a lot of fun going all over the country, meeting a lot of great people," said Al.
But it's not just the visits that make this Rokerthon so exciting. At each college, Al and a large group of students will attempt to break a Guinness World Record. So far, he's been successful at University of Oklahoma, Northern Michigan University and the University of Tennessee. But now, it's Loyola University Maryland's turn, and they're ready to show the world just what they're made of.
"We've got 500 students, hopefully, here on Loyola's campus, on their quad, who are going to be trying to break the Guinness World Record for number of people performing a crab walk," explained Al. "So far, every school has broken a record. In fact, our first school, University of Oklahoma, broke two records. So, it's pretty exciting."
Some Loyola students say they're so excited that they began practicing early.
"I'm so excited. I think it's a great opportunity for Loyola to get national publicity to really show people our spirit and what we can do with it," said Caroline Cox.
"I have never been more excited," said Sarah Wolford. "I have been watching the Today Show since I was a little kid, because my parents would always have it on. So, the fact that Al Roker is coming here is so unreal."
"We were thrilled," said Jeff Gudiel. "We were actually surprised we were chosen, but we're Greyhounds and this is Baltimore, a great city, so we're excited to be out here."
According to all three students, a good crab walk is no cake walk. It takes some strength and technique.
"The crab walk is all in the upper body strength, so you really got to get a nice firm planting on the ground to really get it going first," explained Cox.
"I've definitely noticed that going a little slower and taking smaller steps is definitely better, because if you take big steps you'll probably like fall or trip or something," said Wolford.
So, can the Greyhounds pull off the world's largest crab walk event? Find out Thursday morning right here on WRDE.