29 Guinness World Records at Virgin London Marathon
23 April 2012
The intrepid runners who went in pursuit of record-breaking were rewarded with 29 new entries in the Guinness Book of Records, reflecting the spirit of adventure which is at the heart of the marathon.
Here's a round up:
The fastest marathon dressed as a book character (Dracula): 2:42:17 by David Stone.
The fastest marathon dressed as a jester: 3:01:56 by Alexander Scherz.
The fastest marathon dressed as a Roman Soldier: 2:57 by David Tomlin.
The fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable: 2:59:33 by Edward Lumley.
The fastest marathon in a nurse's uniform (male): 2:51:37 by Kevin Harvey.
The fastest marathon dressed as a golfer (male): 3:10:04 by Simon Le Mare.
The fastest marathon by a mascot (female): "Alfie the Guide Dog", 4:06:06 by Wendy Shaw.
The fastest marathon dressed as a baby (male): 3:11:53 by Michael Bringham.
The fastest marathon dressed as a book character (female): "Wally's Friend Wenda", 3:39:49 by Julie Donald.
The fastest marathon wearing a gas mask: 3:28:38 by Andy McMahon.
The fastest marathon dressed as a fairy: 2:49:44 by Martin Hulbert.
The fastest marathon in school uniform (male): 3:36:51 by Tony Audenshaw.
The fastest marathon in school uniform (female): 3:33:52 by Amy Tanner.
The fastest marathon in a wedding dress: 3:41:40 by Naomi Garrick.
The fastest marathon dressed as a lifeguard: 3:26:35 by Hamish Khayat.
The fastest marathon dressed as a monk: 3:45:14 by Gavin Long.
The fastest marathon dressed as a star: 4:33:10 by Ian Gear.
The fastest marathon dressed as a dairy product (male) - ice cream: 3:37:22 by Chris Atkins.
The fastest marathon dressed as a video games character was jointly achieved by Dan McCormack (Luigi) and Nash Pradhan (Mario). They both recorded times of 3:29:41.
The fastest marathon dressed as a vegetable (female): 3:47:15 by Helen Juckes.
The fastest marathon dribbling a football: 5:36:24 by Tony Barrance.
The fastest marathon by an animal costume (female) - peacock: 3:18:09 by Susannah Gil.
The fastest marathon run by a parent and child: 5:01 by Jeffrey (2:59:54) and Russell (2:42:07) Whittington.
The fastest marathon hula hooping: 5:05:57 by Sasha Kenney.
The fastest marathon dressed as an insect (female) - bee: 3:32:30 by Magdalene Bennett.
The fastest marathon dressed as a nun: 3:17:58 by Kevin Day.
The fastest marathon in a two-person pantomime costume: 4:49:18 by Billy and Tom Casserley.
The fastest marathon in the tallest costume - David Lawrenson - 26ft 2in in Blackpool Tower costume: 7:0:19.
The official Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon on stilts - George and Charley Phillips (brother and sister): 6:50:02.
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