Speed or travel time?

One hundred years before Christ, the Germanic tribes of the Cimbri slid down the snow-capped Alps by using their shields as sleds to attack the Roman army. We can’t say for certain that they broke any records, but for sure this was a very brisk way of shortening distances and saving energy. Today, the world speed skiing record is held by the Italian Ivan Origone at 254.958 kilometres per hour.